暖(あたた)かい

あたたかい
i-adjective
warm
weatherpersonality
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.
I want to rest in a warm room.
This country is warm all year round.
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. The standard spelling for this meaning is 温かい (see that entry); 暖かい is also seen, especially for a family or a welcome.
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.
I was happy about everyone's warm feelings.
He is a warm person and is always helping others.
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.'

Writing

  • 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

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