温い

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
ぬる
Grade: 3
Alternative spelling
溫い (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

  • Tokyo pitch accent of inflected forms of 「温い
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Continuative (連用形) 温く るく

Terminal (終止形) 温い
Attributive (連体形) 温い
Key constructions
Informal negative 温くない るくない
くない

Informal past 温かった るかった
かった

Informal negative past 温くなかった るくなかった
くなかった

Formal 温いです いです
Conjunctive 温くて るくて
くて

Conditional 温ければ るければ
ければ

Adjective

(ぬる) (nurui-i (adverbial (ぬる) (nuruku))

  1. lukewarm, tepid
    ぬるいビール
    nurui bīru
    warm beer
Inflection

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
ぬく
Grade: 3
Alternative spelling
溫い (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

Adjective

(ぬく) (nukui-i (adverbial (ぬく) (nukuku))

  1. (archaic or dialectal, chiefly Kansai) warm
Inflection
Derived terms