暑い|あついatsui[2]nakadaka (mid-high)

JLPT N5approx.Common
Definitions
  1. i-adjectivehot; warm; sultry; heated
    この夏なつ最高さいこうの暑あつさだ。↗
    It is the hottest this summer.
  2. i-adjectivepassionate; impassioned; burning (desire, etc.)
  3. i-adjectiveon everybody's mind; on the radar; du jour; interested (gaze, etc.)
Conjugation
Plain form暑い(あつい)
Polite (desu)暑いです(あついです)
Negative (kunai)暑くない(あつくない)
polite (ku arimasen)暑くありません(あつくありません)
Past (katta)暑かった(あつかった)
Past negative (kunakatta)暑くなかった(あつくなかった)
Te form (kute)暑くて(あつくて)
Adverbial (ku)暑く(あつく)
Conditional (kereba)暑ければ(あつければ)
kattara暑かったら(あつかったら)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Related暖かいあたたかいNeutralDescribes a comfortable, pleasant warmth — a positive feeling. 「暑い」 means high temperatures, often with discomfort, though it can simply describe hot weather.
  • Related温暖おんだんWrittenWritten/formal word for a warm, pleasant climate, as in 「温暖な気候」 or 「地球温暖化」; it describes climate, not personality.
  • Related温和おんわWrittenA written/formal word for a mild, temperate climate or a gentle personality, as in 「温和な人柄」.
  • Related熱いあついNeutralFor objects that are hot or scalding to the touch, as in 「熱いお茶」; 「暑い」 is for high air temperature.
  • Related生暖かいなまあたたかいNeutralA tepid, neither-cold-nor-hot warmth that feels unpleasant or even creepy.
  • Related暖かあたたかWrittenThe adjectival-noun form of 「暖かい」, usually seen as 「暖かな」; it leans somewhat toward written style.
  • Antonym寒いさむいNeutralThe antonym of 「暑い」: describes low temperatures and cold weather.
  • Antonym涼しいすずしいNeutralThe antonym of 「暑い」: pleasantly cool and refreshing.

Hot weather takes 「暑い」; hot objects take 「熱い」. 「暖かい」 is comfortable warmth, 「寒い」 cold, 「涼しい」 cool. Formally, 「温暖」 is a warm climate and 「温和」 a mild climate or gentle nature; 「暖か」 is a written form of 「暖かい」, 「生暖かい」 an unpleasant tepid warmth.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 情熱的じょうねつてきだ。熱心ねっしんだ。
  2. 男女だんじょの仲なかが、目めだってよい。
  3. 人気にんきの。注目ちゅうもくされている。
  4. 多おおくの場合ばあい不快ふかいである程度ていどに、気温きおんが高たかい又または高たかく感かんじる。
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