熱い

Japanese

Kanji in this term
あつ
Grade: 4
kun’yomi

Etymology

From Old Japanese, from Proto-Japonic *atu.

Cognate with 暑い (atsui, hot (of the weather)).[1]

Pronunciation

  • Tokyo pitch accent of inflected forms of "熱い"
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Continuative (連用形) 熱く つく
[áꜜtsùkù]
[àtsúꜜkù]
Terminal (終止形) 熱い [àtsúꜜì]
Attributive (連体形) 熱い [àtsúꜜì]
Key constructions
Informal negative 熱くない つくない
くない
[áꜜtsùkùnàì]
[àtsúꜜkùnàì]
Informal past 熱かった つかった
かった
[áꜜtsùkàttà]
[àtsúꜜkàttà]
Informal negative past 熱くなかった つくなかった
くなかった
[áꜜtsùkùnàkàttà]
[àtsúꜜkùnàkàttà]
Formal 熱いです いです [àtsúꜜìdèsù]
Conjunctive 熱くて つくて
くて
[áꜜtsùkùtè]
[àtsúꜜkùtè]
Conditional 熱ければ つければ
ければ
[áꜜtsùkèrèbà]
[àtsúꜜkèrèbà]

Adjective

(あつ) (atsui) -i (adverbial (あつ) (atsuku))

  1. (of an object or feeling) hot
    (あつ)(ちゃ)
    atsui ocha
    hot tea
    これまでに()つかった(もっと)(あつ)惑星(わくせい)はセ氏約2500度(しやくにせんごひゃくど)だった。
    Kore made ni mitsukatta mottomo atsui wakusei wa se-shi yaku nisengohyaku-do datta.
    The hottest planet found up to this point was approximately 2500°C.
  2. (of one's body temperature) hot, feverish
  3. ardent, enthusiastic, impassionate
    (あつ)気持(きも)
    atsui kimochi
    passionate feelings
    (あつ)応援(おうえん)
    atsui ōen
    ardent support
    (あつ)歓迎(かんげい)
    atsui kangei
    warm welcome
  4. (of love between a couple) passionate

Usage notes

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

Inflection

Antonyms

Coordinate terms

Derived terms

  • (あつ)戦争(せんそう) (atsui sensō, hot war)

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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