温 – warm

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The kanji 温 means warm. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is オン (on); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is あたた.か、あたた.かい、あたた.まる、あたた.める、ぬく (atataka, atatakai, atatamaru, atatameru, nuku). It is written with 12 strokes, under radical 水 (no. 85).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	オン	on
Kun’yomi	あたた.か	atataka
Kun’yomi	あたた.かい	atatakai
Kun’yomi	あたた.まる	atatamaru
Kun’yomi	あたた.める	atatameru
Kun’yomi	ぬく	nuku

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 水 (Kangxi radical 85). Components: 皿・汁・日.

Words using 温

温いぬるいlukewarm温暖おんだんwarm温度おんどtemperature気温きおん(air) temperature体温たいおんbody temperature温かいあたたかいwarm温まるあたたまるto warm oneself温めるあたためるto warm (up)温室おんしつgreenhouse温泉おんせんhot spring温帯おんたいtemperate zone温和おんわmild (climate)保温ほおんretaining warmth生温いなまぬるいlukewarm

Example sentences

島の天候はとても温暖です。

The island has a mild climate.

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物質は温度によって形を変える。

Matter changes its form according to temperature.

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気温が下がると関節が痛むんだ。

My joints ache when it gets cold.

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Kanji with the same radical

決法治派済活海求水減演流沢消準渡

Sources: KANJIDIC2 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0), KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0), Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). About the data.