How to say 'Hot' in Japanese | 熱い

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The Japanese word for Hot is 'Atsui', written as 熱い in Japanese.'Hot' in hiragana is あつい.

word

熱い

Meaning

Hot

Reading

あつい

atsui

Kanji

熱Heat, Temperature

Explanation

The Japanese adjective '熱い (あつい)' primarily means 'hot' in the sense of temperature. It is used to describe objects, liquids, or environments that have a high temperature. For example: The tea is hot「お茶が熱い」(おちゃがあつい). The stove is hot「ストーブが熱い」(ストーブがあつい). Additionally, '熱い' can also describe intense emotions or passion, such as in '熱い心 (あついこころ)' meaning 'a passionate heart'. However, this emotional usage is less common and typically context-dependent. When referring to weather, '暑い (あつい)' is used instead, which is a different word despite the identical pronunciation.

Part Of Speech

adjective

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

2516

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

This word is an i-adjective. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 熱い

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

熱

Meaning

Heat, Temperature

Hiragana in the Word 熱い

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

hiragana

い

Reading

Words Related to 熱い Through the Kanji 熱

These 6 Words contain the Kanji 熱 as well.

word

熱

Meaning

Heat, Fever

word

熱心

Meaning

Enthusiastic

word

熱する

Meaning

Heat

word

情熱

Meaning

Passion

word

発熱

Meaning

Fever

word

熱帯

Meaning

Tropics

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'Atsui' means 'Hot' .

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