Word Detail

The Japanese word 熱い (あつい) primarily means "hot" or "warm" in terms of temperature. It can describe the temperature of objects, substances, or even the weather. It can also figuratively mean "passionate" or "enthusiastic." The meaning depends heavily on the context.

⚫︎ お湯が熱い。 Translation: The water is hot. ⚫︎ 今日の天気は熱いね。 Translation: The weather is hot today. ⚫︎ 彼は熱い男だ。 Translation: He is a passionate man.

⚫︎ Use 熱い to describe something that has a high temperature. ⚫︎ When talking about the weather, it's often used to describe hot days. ⚫︎ In a figurative sense, it describes strong emotions, excitement, or enthusiasm. You would use the 熱い expression to comment on a character's traits or attitude, or describe a feeling. ⚫︎ The 熱い form can be used in casual and formal conversation. However, its degree of formality will depend on the conjugation and context.

⚫︎ The word is typically written with the kanji 熱, which means "heat," combined with the hiragana い, representing the adjectival ending. So, the complete form is 熱い. ⚫︎ The pronunciation is あつい.

⚫︎ 暑い (あつい) - Hot (referring to the weather). ⚫︎ 暖かい (あたたかい) - Warm (can be used for weather or objects). ⚫︎ 高温の (こうおんの) - High temperature. ⚫︎ 激しい (はげしい) - Intense, passionate.

⚫︎ 冷たい (つめたい) - Cold (for objects). ⚫︎ 寒い (さむい) - Cold (for weather). ⚫︎ 低い温度の (ひくいおんどの) - Low temperature.

このスープは熱いから、気をつけてください。 ・Translation: Please be careful because this soup is hot. ・Explanation: The sentence uses 熱い to describe the temperature of the soup.

彼は熱い心でこの問題に取り組んだ。 ・Translation: He tackled this problem with a passionate heart. ・Explanation: Here, 熱い is used metaphorically to describe a strong feeling of passion.

The kanji 熱 (netsu) means "heat" or "fever". The adjective い (i) is a standard suffix for i-adjectives in Japanese. The combination signifies having the property of heat.