熱い
あつい · atsui
Hot (to the touch)
- passionate (feelings, etc.), ardent, hot (e.g. gaze)
- hot (e.g. temper)
- zealous, enthusiastic, fired up
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falls after mora 2 · what is pitch accent?
Example sentences
熱いお湯が好きですか。
あついおゆがすきですか。
Do you like hot water?
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治療後はしばらく、熱いものを避けたほうがいいです。
ちりょうごはしばらく、あついものをさけたほうがいいです。
After treatment, you should avoid hot things for a while.
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熱い湯から出た後は、体がぽかぽかします。
あついゆからでたあとは、からだがあついです。
After getting out of the hot water, your body feels warm.
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Conjugation
| Negative (ない形) | 熱くないあつくない |
| Past (た形) | 熱かったあつかった |
| Past negative (なかった) | 熱くなかったあつくなかった |
| Te-form (て形) | 熱くてあつくて |
| Adverb (副詞形) | 熱くあつく |
| Before a noun (連体形) | 熱いあつい |
| Ba-conditional (条件形) | 熱ければあつければ |
| Tara-conditional (たら形) | 熱かったらあつかったら |
| Become ~ (~なる) | 熱くなるあつくなる |
| Too ~ (~すぎる) | 熱すぎるあつすぎる |
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What does 熱い mean?
Hot (to the touch). It can also mean: passionate (feelings, etc.), ardent, hot (e.g. gaze); hot (e.g. temper); zealous, enthusiastic, fired up.
How do you pronounce 熱い?
あつい (atsui). Pitch accent: nakadaka — falls after mora 2. Press Listen above to hear it.
What JLPT level is 熱い?
JLPT N5 — beginner. See the JLPT N5 guide.
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