noun

  1. unexplained fever in an infant (in the past believed to be related to intellectual development), teething fever, wisdom fever.
  2. fever that comes from using one's head too much. Colloquialism.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
知恵熱 ちえねつ
ぼとり
知恵熱 ちえぼとり

Contained Kanji Breakdown

know, wisdom
し.る チ しり (2nd, N4)
dart, arrow
や シ (2nd, N1)
person(人) variant
large, big
ダイ おお- た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
favor, blessing, grace
エ めぐ.む ケイ (7th, N1)
ten fields
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
wherefore, a reason
ユウ ユ ユイ (3rd, N3)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ
heart, mind, spirit
こころ シン (2nd, N4)
heat, temperature, fever
ネツ あつ.い あた (4th, N3)
art
ゲイ セイ う.える
clod of earth, land
リク ロク
mushroom
ロク きのこ
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン ニン がい (Kentei 1)
round, full (month), perfection
まる ガン ま (2nd, N2)
nine
キュウ ク ここの (1st, N5)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ カ