暑い

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
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)").

Pronunciation

  • Tokyo pitch accent of inflected forms of "暑い"
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Continuative (連用形) 暑く つく

Terminal (終止形) 暑い
Attributive (連体形) 暑い
Key constructions
Informal negative 暑くない つくない
くない

Informal past 暑かった つかった
かった

Informal negative past 暑くなかった つくなかった
くなかった

Formal 暑いです いです
Conjunctive 暑くて つくて
くて

Conditional 暑ければ つければ
ければ

Adjective

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

  1. hot, baking (of weather)
    (あつ)()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 (あつ) (atsui).

Inflection

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References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1974), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Second edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō