熱燗(あつかん)

あつかん
noun
hot sake; warmed sake
food-drink
1. hot sake; warmed sake
Sake that has been warmed, typically to around 50°C. Traditionally served in a small ceramic flask (徳利(とっくり)) with matching small cups (お猪口(ちょこ)).
寒(さむ)い夜(よる)は熱燗(あつかん)がいい。
Hot sake is great on a cold night.
熱燗(あつかん)を一本(いっぽん)つけてください。
Please warm up one flask of sake.
居酒屋(いざかや)で熱燗(あつかん)を飲(の)みながら鍋(なべ)を囲(かこ)むのが冬(ふゆ)の楽(たの)しみだ。
Sharing a hot pot while drinking warm sake at an izakaya is one of winter's pleasures.

Compound of 熱(あつ) (hot) + 燗(かん) (warmed sake). The verb for warming sake is 燗(かん)をつける or simply つける.

Common collocations

Temperature levels

Sake has several traditional serving temperatures, each with its own name:

  • 日向燗(ひなたかん): ~30°C (lukewarm)
  • ぬる燗(かん): ~40°C (warm)
  • 上燗(じょうかん): ~45°C (warmer)
  • 熱燗(あつかん): ~50°C (hot)
  • とびきり燗(かん): ~55°C+ (very hot)

Similar words

Related Words

Compare: 冷酒(れいしゅ) (cold sake)
Compare: 常温(じょうおん) (room-temperature sake)
Related: 徳利(とっくり) (sake bottle)
Related: お銚子(ちょうし) (sake flask)
Compare: 冷(ひ)や (cold water)
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Added 2026.5.14 10:41 · Revised 2026.9.4 21:29
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