熱い

Japanese

Kanji in this term
熱
あつ
Grade: 4
kun’yomi

Etymology

From Old Japanese, from Proto-Japonic *atu.

Cognate with 暑(あつ)い (atsui, “hot (of the weather)”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) あつ​い [àtsúꜜì] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
  • IPA(key): [a̠t͡sɨᵝi]
  • Tokyo pitch accent of inflected forms of "熱い"
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Continuative (連用形) 熱く あ​つく
あつ​く
[áꜜtsùkù]
[àtsúꜜkù]
Terminal (終止形) 熱い あつ​い [àtsúꜜì]
Attributive (連体形) 熱い あつ​い [àtsúꜜì]
Key constructions
Informal negative 熱くない あ​つくない
あつ​くない
[áꜜtsùkùnàì]
[àtsúꜜkùnàì]
Informal past 熱かった あ​つかった
あつ​かった
[áꜜtsùkàttà]
[àtsúꜜkàttà]
Informal negative past 熱くなかった あ​つくなかった
あつ​くなかった
[áꜜtsùkùnàkàttà]
[àtsúꜜkùnàkàttà]
Formal 熱いです あつ​いです [àtsúꜜìdèsù]
Conjunctive 熱くて あ​つくて
あつ​くて
[áꜜtsùkùtè]
[àtsúꜜkùtè]
Conditional 熱ければ あ​つければ
あつ​ければ
[áꜜtsùkèrèbà]
[àtsúꜜkèrèbà]

Adjective

熱(あつ)い • (atsui) -i (adverbial 熱(あつ)く (atsuku))

  1. hot (of an object or feeling)
    熱(あつ)いお茶(ちゃ) ― atsui ocha ― hot tea
    これまでに見(み)つかった最(もっと)も熱(あつ)い惑(わく)星(せい)はセ氏(し)約(やく )2500(にせんごひゃく)度(ど)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
    熱(あつ)い気(き)持(も)ち ― atsui kimochi ― passionate feelings
    熱(あつ)い応(おう)援(えん) ― atsui ōen ― ardent support
    熱(あつ)い歓(かん)迎(げい) ― atsui kangei ― warm welcome
  4. passionate (of love between a couple)

Usage notes

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

Inflection

Antonyms

Coordinate terms

Derived terms

  • 熱(あつ)い戦(せん)争(そう) (atsui sensō, “hot war”)

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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