ホットhotto
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- na-adjective, nounhot
- noun(hot) coffee
Conjugation
| Plain form | ホット |
|---|---|
| Polite (desu) | ホットです |
| Negative (dewa nai) | ホットではない |
| polite (dewa arimasen) | ホットではありません |
| Past (datta) | ホットだった |
| Past negative (dewa nakatta) | ホットではなかった |
| Te form (de) | ホットで |
| Adverbial (ni) | ホットに |
| Conditional (nara) | ホットなら |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym熱いあついNeutralNeutral. The everyday word for high temperature or scorching heat, and also for passion; 「ホット」 is a loanword used mostly in compounds like 「ホットコーヒー」.
- Related熱心ねっしんNeutralNeutral. Describes zealous dedication to something; 「ホット」 is mostly for hot drinks or trending topics.
- Related熱烈ねつれつWrittenWritten/formal prose. Fervent, ardent intensity; 「ホット」 instead leans toward topics being hot.
- Related熱情的ねつじょうてきNeutralNeutral. Full of burning passion; 「ホット」 is the more colloquial choice.
- Related情熱的じょうねつてきWrittenWritten/formal prose. Passionate, glowing with enthusiasm; 「ホット」 stays with temperature or hot topics.
- Related熱っぽいねつっぽいCasualColloquial. A bit feverish, or keenly enthusiastic; 「ホット」 favors hot topics.
- Related白熱的はくねつてきWrittenWritten/formal prose. Describes matches or debates reaching a white-hot pitch; 「ホット」 mainly marks a topic as hot or trending.
- AntonymコールドCasualColloquial loanword for cold, as in 「コールドドリンク」; the direct opposite of 「ホット」.
- Antonym冷たいつめたいNeutralNeutral. Cold to the touch, or an icy, coldhearted attitude; stands opposite 「ホット」.
- AntonymクールCasualColloquial loanword for cool — refreshing, calm, or stylish; the opposite of 「ホット」.
For hot drinks or hot topics use 「ホット」, as in 「ホットな話題」; for high temperature say 「熱い」, for eagerness 「熱心」, for fervor 「熱烈」. The opposites are 「コールド」 and 「冷たい」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


