暖(あたた)かさ

あたたかさ
noun
warmth
1. warmth; warm temperature
The physical sensation or state of being warm, as opposed to cold.
春(はる)の暖(あたた)かさが気持(きも)ちいい。
The warmth of spring feels nice.
コートのおかげで暖(あたた)かさを感(かん)じた。
Thanks to the coat, I felt warmth.
南(みなみ)の島(しま)の暖(あたた)かさに慣(な)れると、冬(ふゆ)の日本(にほん)が辛(つら)くなる。
Once you get used to the warmth of a southern island, Japanese winters become hard to bear.
2. warmth; kindness; warm-heartedness
Emotional warmth — the feeling of kindness, gentleness, or care from a person.
彼女(かのじょ)の言葉(ことば)に暖(あたた)かさを感(かん)じた。
I felt warmth in her words.
家族(かぞく)の暖(あたた)かさが恋(こい)しい。
I miss the warmth of my family.
人(ひと)の暖(あたた)かさに触(ふ)れて、この町(まち)に住(す)みたいと思(おも)った。
Experiencing the warmth of the people here made me want to live in this town.

Formed from the i-adjective 暖(あたた)かい by replacing い with さ (the standard way to nominalize i-adjectives). Can also be written 温(あたた)かさ, but 暖(あたた)かさ is more common for weather/climate warmth, while 温(あたた)かさ tends to appear for emotional warmth or warm food/drinks. In practice, the two kanji are often interchangeable.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 暖(あたた)かさを感(かん)じる: to feel warmth
  • 人(ひと)の暖(あたた)かさ: human warmth/kindness
  • 春(はる)の暖(あたた)かさ: the warmth of spring

RELATED TERMS:

  • 暖(あたた)かい: warm (the adjective form)
  • 暑(あつ)さ: heat (summer heat, hot weather)
  • 冷(つめ)たさ: coldness (antonym)
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