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Kanji 暖: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 暖: warmth

Key takeaways

Kanji 暖: warmth. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

暖
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Meaning

warmth

On reading

ダンノン

Kun reading

あたた.かあたた.かいあたた.まるあたた.める

Radical

日

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 暖

warmth

Kanji structure breakdown

暖

Structure breakdown

日 + 爰

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

Imagine the sun (日) spreading its warmth far and wide (爰). The sun's energy reaching us to make things warm represents the character for warmth (暖). It is used in words like 'heating' (暖房) and 'warm' (溫暖).

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

ダン
  • 温暖おんだん

    warmth / mild climate

  • 暖房だんぼう

    heating / heater

Kun reading

あたた.か
  • 暖まるあたたまる

    to warm up / to get warm

  • 暖めるあたためる

    to warm / to heat

  • 暖かいあたたかい

    warm, comfortably warm

Commonly used words

  • 温暖
    おんだん

    warmth / mild climate

  • 暖房
    だんぼう

    heating / heater

  • 暖まる
    あたたまる

    to warm up / to get warm

  • 暖める
    あたためる

    to warm / to heat

  • 暖かい
    あたたかい

    warm, comfortably warm

Example sentences

Example 1

部屋が暖まってきた。

Translation

The room is starting to warm up.

Example 2

お茶が暖まるまで待とう。

Translation

Let's wait until the tea gets warm.

Example 3

コーヒーを暖めてください。

Translation

Please warm up the coffee.

Example 4

部屋を暖めるのにエアコンをつけた。

Translation

I turned on the air conditioner to warm the room.

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