1.
person sensitive to the heat; someone who feels the heat easily
Describes someone who tends to feel hot more than others and is quick to seek cool air or remove layers.
彼は暑がりだ。
He's sensitive to the heat.
暑がりなので、夏はエアコンが欠かせない。
Since I'm sensitive to heat, air conditioning is essential in summer.
暑がりの息子は、真冬でも半袖で出かけようとする。
My heat-sensitive son tries to go out in short sleeves even in the dead of winter.
Formed from 暑い + がる (to show signs of) + い → り (nominalization). Describes a person who tends to feel hot more easily than others.
USAGE:
Functions as both a noun and a na-adjective:
- 暑がりだ: I'm/he's sensitive to heat (noun + copula)
- 暑がりな人: a heat-sensitive person (na-adjective)
- 暑がりの息子: my heat-sensitive son (noun + の)
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 暑がりで汗っかき: sensitive to heat and sweats easily
- 暑がりなので薄着: wears light clothing because of heat sensitivity
RELATED 〜がり WORDS:
- 寒がり: person sensitive to cold (opposite)
- 怖がり: scaredy-cat, timid person
- 恥ずかしがり: shy person
The 〜がり pattern creates nouns/na-adjectives describing personality traits from adjectives: [adjective stem] + がり.
Related Words
Antonym:
寒がり (sensitive to cold)