nekketsu

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adjective

shounen media with great focus on fighting and friendship; battle shonen

“Death Note is shonen, but not nekketsu.”

OriginJapanese 熱血 →
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Meanings

adjectivenekketsu (comparative more nekketsu, superlative most nekketsu)

comparative more nekketsu · superlative most nekketsu

  1. animeshounen media with great focus on fighting and friendship; battle shonen

    Death Note is shonen, but not nekketsu.

Origin

  1. Japanese熱血“hot-blooded”
  2. Englishnekketsu

From Japanese 熱血 (“hot-blooded”).

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APA

nekketsu. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nekketsu

MLA

“nekketsu.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nekketsu. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nekketsu,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nekketsu.

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