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Lukewarm

On’yomiおん・うん
Kun’yomiあたたか・あたためる
MeaningsLukewarm, Warm, Tepid, Mild
14 strokes Name kanji Radical water
書き順 · Stroke order

How to write 溫

Stroke order is not decoration — it determines how the character looks handwritten and how dictionaries index it.

14 strokes

Animation shown for the standard form , which 溫 is a variant of.

部首 · Radical

The radical of 溫

Radical 85 of 214
Water

The radical is the part a paper dictionary files a kanji under, and it usually hints at meaning. 溫 is filed under (water) — radical number 85 of the 214 in the Kangxi system.

Other kanji built on 水

練習 · Practice

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Lukewarm おん・うん あたたか・あたためる
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熟語 · In real words

Words that use 溫

Kanji are almost never met alone. These are the most common words built from this character, ordered by how often they actually appear in Japanese.

溫泉 オンセン hot spring; onsen, hot spring resort, hot spring spa
同音 · Sound-alikes

Kanji that sound like 溫

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画数 · 14 strokes

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質問 · Questions

About the kanji 溫

What does the kanji 溫 mean?

溫 means Lukewarm, Warm, Tepid, Mild.

How do you read the kanji 溫?

溫 is read on'yomi (Chinese-derived) おん、うん; kun'yomi (native Japanese) あたたか、あたためる.

How many strokes does 溫 have?

溫 is written with 14 strokes. The animated diagram on this page shows the correct order.

What level is the kanji 溫?

Japanese schoolchildren learn it in name kanji.

What is the radical of 溫?

The radical of 溫 is 水 (water), radical number 85 of the 214 Kangxi radicals. The radical is the component a dictionary files the character under, and it usually points at the character's meaning.

What words use the kanji 溫?

Common words written with 溫 include 溫泉 (オンセン, hot spring; onsen, hot spring resort, hot spring spa).

Which kanji sound the same as 溫?

溫 shares a reading with 運 (うん), 音 (おん), 芸 (うん), 温 (おん), 遠 (おん), among others. Same-sounding kanji are one of the most common sources of confusion in Japanese.

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