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熱い

熱い

Japanese

Kanji in this term
あつ
Grade: 4
kun'yomi

Adjective

熱い (-i inflection, hiragana あつい, romaji atsui)

  1. hot (of an object or feeling)
    わたしは (あつ)スープを ()んだ。
    Watashi wa atsui sūpu o nonda.
    I ate hot soup.
  2. hot, feverish (of one's body temperature)
  3. ardent, enthusiastic, impassionate
  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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Derived terms

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

Inflection

References

  1. 1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9