JLPT N3 · い-adjective

温かい (atatakai)

温かい (あたたかい, atatakai) is a Japanese い-adjective meaning “warm; mild”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: あたたかい
Romaji: atatakai
Word class: い-adjective
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot · い-adjective · 暖かい usu. refers to air temperature
considerate; kind; genial · い-adjective

Example sentences

だんだん暖かくなります。

It will get warmer and warmer.

Tatoeba #203062

彼女は心の温かい人なんです。

She has a kind heart.

Tatoeba #88590

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

Conjugation of 温かい

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

Form	Japanese	Reading
Present	温かい	あたたかい atatakai
Negative	温かくない	あたたかくない atatakakunai
Past	温かかった	あたたかかった atatakakatta
Negative past	温かくなかった	あたたかくなかった atatakakunakatta
Te-form	温かくて	あたたかくて atatakakute
Adverb (~ku)	温かく	あたたかく atatakaku
Conditional (~ba)	温かければ	あたたかければ atatakakereba

Kanji in 温かい

温

warmオン・あたた.か・あたた.かい · 12 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 温かい.

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 1586420 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.