No. 1,299 in Japanese
熱い
"熱い" means "hot" (referring to temperature).
In a sentence
このスープはとても熱いです。
This soup is very hot.
In this sentence, '熱い' is used to describe the temperature of the soup, indicating that it is hot in temperature.
彼は熱い思いを語った。
He expressed his passionate feelings.
Here, '熱い' is used metaphorically to describe the fervor or passion of the feelings being conveyed.
熱い砂の上で歩くのは難しい。
Walking on hot sand is difficult.
'熱い' in this sentence refers to the physical heat of the sand, emphasizing its high temperature.
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