暖(あたた)かい

あたたかい
adjective (i-adjective)
warm
See also: 温(あたた)かい (warm (food, feelings))
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present暖(あたた)かい暖(あたた)かくない
Past暖(あたた)かかった暖(あたた)かくなかった
て form暖(あたた)かくて暖(あたた)かくなくて
Adverbial暖(あたた)かく—
Conditional ば暖(あたた)かければ暖(あたた)かくなければ
Conditional たら暖(あたた)かかったら暖(あたた)かくなかったら
1. warm (weather, temperature)
Describes pleasantly warm weather or temperature. Written 暖かい for weather/climate.
今日(きょう)は暖(あたた)かいですね。
It's warm today, isn't it?
春(はる)は暖(あたた)かくなります。
It gets warm in spring.
暖(あたた)かい部屋(へや)で休(やす)みたいです。
I want to rest in a warm room.
この国(くに)は一年(いちねん)中(じゅう)暖(あたた)かいです。
This country is warm all year round.
冬(ふゆ)なのに暖(あたた)かい日(ひ)が続(つづ)いていて、雪(ゆき)がぜんぜん降(ふ)りません。
Even though it's winter, the warm days continue and it doesn't snow at all.
2. warm (feeling, personality)
Describes a warm, kind personality or warm feelings. Can also be written 温かい for this meaning.
暖(あたた)かい家族(かぞく)です。
They are a warm family.
暖(あたた)かい言葉(ことば)をありがとう。
Thank you for your kind words.
みんなの暖(あたた)かい気持(きも)ちがうれしかったです。
I was happy about everyone's warm feelings.
彼(かれ)は暖(あたた)かい人(ひと)で、いつも人(ひと)を助(たす)けています。
He is a warm person and is always helping others.
この町(まち)の人(ひと)たちはとても暖(あたた)かくて、引(ひ)っ越(こ)してきた時(とき)にたくさん助(たす)けてもらいました。
The people in this town are very warm, and they helped me a lot when I moved here.

暖(あたた)かい is an i-adjective meaning 'warm.'

KANJI DISTINCTION:

  • 暖(あたた)かい (暖(だん)): weather, climate, air temperature
  • 温(あたた)かい (温(おん)): warm objects, food, drinks, or figuratively warm feelings/personality

Both are read あたたかい. In practice, the distinction is often blurred.

FORMS:

  • Adverbial: 暖(あたた)かく (e.g., 暖(あたた)かくなる = become warm)
  • Casual: あったかい (common contraction in spoken Japanese)

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 暖(あたた)かい日(ひ): a warm day
  • 暖(あたた)かい気候(きこう): warm climate
  • 暖(あたた)かい言葉(ことば): kind/warm words (figurative)
  • 暖(あたた)かい家族(かぞく): warm family

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 暑(あつ)い: hot (unpleasantly so; weather)
  • 熱(あつ)い: hot (to the touch; objects, liquids)

Related Words

Antonym: 冷(つめ)たい (cold (to touch))
Antonym: 寒(さむ)い (cold (weather))
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Added 2026.1.7 21:13 · Revised 2026.4.11 20:35
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