あつい

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Japanese

Etymology 1

From Old Japanese, from Proto-Japonic *atu.

Pronunciation

Adjective

あつい • (atsui) -i (adverbial あつく (atsuku))

  1. 熱い: (of an object or feeling) hot
  2. 熱い: (of one's body temperature) hot, feverish
  3. 熱い: ardent, enthusiastic, impassionate
  4. 熱い: (of love between a couple) passionate
  5. 暑い: (of weather) hot, baking
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Japanese.

Pronunciation

(all senses):

  • Tokyo pitch accent of inflected forms of 「厚い」
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Continuative (連用形) 厚く あつく
Terminal (終止形) 厚い あつい
あつい
Attributive (連体形) 厚い あつい
Key constructions
Informal negative 厚くない あつくない
Informal past 厚かった あつかった
Informal negative past 厚くなかった あつくなかった
Formal 厚いです あついです
Conjunctive 厚くて あつくて
Conditional 厚ければ あつければ

(serious):

Adjective

あつい • (atsui) -i (adverbial あつく (atsuku))

  1. 厚い: thick
    Antonym: 薄い (usui)
    厚(あつ)い本(ほん) ― atsui hon ― thick book
    厚(あつ)い壁(かべ) ― atsui kabe ― solid wall
    大(だい)統(とう)領(りょう)の支(し)持(じ)層(そう)は厚(あつ)い。 ― daitōryō no shijisō wa atsui. ― The president has a broad base of support.
  2. 厚い, 篤い: hearty, sincere, warm
    厚(あつ)い信(しん)頼(らい) ― atsui shinrai ― strong faith
    厚(あつ)い友(ゆう)情(じょう) ― atsui yūjō ― great friendship
    彼(かれ)は情(じょう)にあつい人(ひと)だ。 ― kare wa jō ni atsui hito da. ― He is an affectionate man.
    信(しん)仰(こう)の厚(あつ)いキリスト教(きょう)徒(と) ― shinkō no atsui kirisuto kyōto ― a devout Christian
  3. 篤い: (of sickness) serious
Inflection
Inflection of あつい
Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形) あつかろ atsukaro
Continuative (連用形) あつく atsuku
Terminal (終止形) あつい atsui
Attributive (連体形) あつい atsui
Hypothetical (仮定形) あつけれ atsukere
Imperative (命令形) あつかれ atsukare
Key constructions
Informal negative あつくない atsuku nai
Informal past あつかった atsukatta
Informal negative past あつくなかった atsuku nakatta
Formal あついです atsui desu
Formal negative あつくないです atsuku nai desu
Formal past あつかったです atsukatta desu
Formal negative past あつくなかったです atsuku nakatta desu
Conjunctive あつくて atsukute
Conditional あつければ atsukereba
Provisional あつかったら atsukattara
Volitional あつかろう atsukarō
Adverbial あつく atsuku
Degree あつさ atsusa
Derived terms

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1974), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Second edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō
  3. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
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