熱い

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
あつ
Grade: 4
kun'yomi

Etymology

From Old Japanese, from Proto-Japonic *atu.

Cognate with (あつ) (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

Terminal (終止形) 熱い
Attributive (連体形) 熱い
Key constructions
Informal negative 熱くない つくない
くない

Informal past 熱かった つかった
かった

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

Formal 熱いです いです
Conjunctive 熱くて つくて
くて

Conditional 熱ければ つければ
ければ

Adjective

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

  1. hot (of an object or feeling)
    (あつ)(ちゃ)atsui ochahot tea
    これまでに()つかった(もっと)(あつ)(わく)(せい)はセ()(やく )2500(にせんごひゃく)()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)()()atsui kimochipassionate feelings
    (あつ)(おう)(えん)atsui ōenardent support
    (あつ)(かん)(げい)atsui kangeiwarm welcome
  4. passionate (of love between a couple)

Usage notes

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

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN