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暑い

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
あつ
Grade: 3
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
暑い (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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From Old Japanese, from Proto-Japonic *atu.

Cognate with 熱い (atsui, "hot (of an object)").[1]

Pronunciation

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  • Tokyo pitch accent of inflected forms of 「暑い
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Continuative (連用形) 暑く つく
[áꜜtsùkù]
[àtsúꜜkù]
Terminal (終止形) 暑い [àtsúꜜì]
Attributive (連体形) 暑い [àtsúꜜì]
Key constructions
Informal negative 暑くない つくない
くない
[áꜜtsùkùnàì]
[àtsúꜜkùnàì]
Informal past 暑かった つかった
かった
[áꜜtsùkàttà]
[àtsúꜜkàttà]
Informal negative past 暑くなかった つくなかった
くなかった
[áꜜtsùkùnàkàttà]
[àtsúꜜkùnàkàttà]
Formal 暑いです いです [àtsúꜜìdèsù]
Conjunctive 暑くて つくて
くて
[áꜜtsùkùtè]
[àtsúꜜkùtè]
Conditional 暑ければ つければ
ければ
[áꜜtsùkèrèbà]
[àtsúꜜkèrèbà]

Adjective

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

  1. hot, baking (of weather)
    (あつ)()にぴったり
    atsui hi ni pittari
    perfect for hot days

Usage notes

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

Inflection

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Antonyms

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Coordinate terms

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1974), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Second edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō