暑い

Japanese

Kanji in this term
暑
あつ
Grade: 3
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
暑い (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From Old Japanese, from Proto-Japonic *atu.

Cognate with 熱い (atsui, "hot (of an object)").[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) あつ​い [àtsúꜜì] (Nakadaka – [2])[2]
  • IPA(key): [a̠t͡sɨᵝi]
  • Tokyo pitch accent of inflected forms of "暑い"
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Continuative (連用形) 暑く あ​つく
あつ​く
[áꜜtsùkù]
[àtsúꜜkù]
Terminal (終止形) 暑い あつ​い [àtsúꜜì]
Attributive (連体形) 暑い あつ​い [àtsúꜜì]
Key constructions
Informal negative 暑くない あ​つくない
あつ​くない
[áꜜtsùkùnàì]
[àtsúꜜkùnàì]
Informal past 暑かった あ​つかった
あつ​かった
[áꜜtsùkàttà]
[àtsúꜜkàttà]
Informal negative past 暑くなかった あ​つくなかった
あつ​くなかった
[áꜜtsùkùnàkàttà]
[àtsúꜜkùnàkàttà]
Formal 暑いです あつ​いです [àtsúꜜìdèsù]
Conjunctive 暑くて あ​つくて
あつ​くて
[áꜜtsùkùtè]
[àtsúꜜkùtè]
Conditional 暑ければ あ​つければ
あつ​ければ
[áꜜtsùkèrèbà]
[àtsúꜜkèrèbà]

Adjective

暑(あつ)い • (atsui) -i (adverbial 暑(あつ)く (atsuku))

  1. (of weather) hot, baking
    暑(あつ)い日(ひ)にぴったり
    atsui hi ni pittari
    perfect for hot days

Usage notes

  • 暑い is used to describe weather. To describe objects and feelings, use 熱(あつ)い (atsui).

Inflection

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References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1974, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Second Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō
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