JLPT N5 · い-adjective

温い (nurui)

温い (ぬるい, nurui) is a Japanese い-adjective meaning “lukewarm; tepid”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ぬるい
Romaji: nurui
Word class: い-adjective
Level: JLPT N5 (unofficial)

Meaning

lukewarm; tepid · い-adjective · usually written in kana
lenient · い-adjective · usually written in kana · usu. written as 緩い

Example sentences

このコーヒーはぬるいです。

This coffee is not hot enough.

Tatoeba #223801

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 温い

い-adjective. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Present	温い	ぬるい nurui
Negative	温くない	ぬるくない nurukunai
Past	温かった	ぬるかった nurukatta
Negative past	温くなかった	ぬるくなかった nurukunakatta
Te-form	温くて	ぬるくて nurukute
Adverb (~ku)	温く	ぬるく nuruku
Conditional (~ba)	温ければ	ぬるければ nurukereba

Kanji in 温い

温

warmオン・あたた.か・あたた.かい · 12 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 温い.

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

Source: JMdict entry 1183300 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.