Japanese symbol for “overheating”
過熱
かねつ
Romaji: kanetsu
overheating; excessive heating
In Japanese, overheating is 過熱, read かねつ (kanetsu).
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Meanings
- n, vi, vs overheating; excessive heating
- n, vi, vs superheating (heating a liquid above its boiling point without causing it to boil) (physics)
- n, vi, vs going to excess; running too hot; overheating (of an economy, debate, etc.)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “overheating”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| オーバーヒート | オーバーヒート oobaahiito | overheating |
| 熱暴走 | ねつぼうそう netsubousou | overheating |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 過去 | かこ kako | the past; bygone days |
| 過ぎ | すぎ sugi | past; after |
| 過程 | かてい katei | process; course; mechanism |
| 経過 | けいか keika | passage (of time); elapsing; lapse |
| 通過 | つうか tsuuka | passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); transit |
| 過剰 | かじょう kajou | excess; surplus; superabundance |
| 熱心 | ねっしん nesshin | zealous; enthusiastic; ardent |
| 熱い | あつい atsui | hot (to the touch) |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.