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Kanji Detail for 温 - "warm, gentle"

温

  • Meaning

    温 means "warm, gentle." Also associated with review, kind.

    1. Warm - Having gentle heat; pleasantly heated.

    2. Gentle - Mild; tender; kind in manner.

    3. Review - To revisit; to study again (as in learning from the past).

  • Words using 温

    • 気温 きおん Listen (air) temperature
    • 温度 おんど Listen temperature
    • 温暖 おんだん Listen warm; mild; temperate
    • 温泉 おんせん Listen hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort
    • 高温 こうおん Listen high temperature
    • 温室 おんしつ Listen greenhouse; hothouse; conservatory
    • 温床 おんしょう Listen hotbed; breeding ground
    • 低温 ていおん Listen low temperature

  • Four-character idioms with 温

    • 三寒四温 さんかんしおん Listen alternation of three cold and four warm days (usu. in late winter and early spring)
    • 温厚篤実 おんこうとくじつ Listen having a gentle and sincere personality
    • 温情主義 おんじょうしゅぎ Listen paternalism
    • 温故知新 おんこちしん Listen developing new ideas based on study of the past; learning from the past

  • Tattoo check: 温

    • Verified meaning: warm, gentle
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read あたた, あたたか, あつ, あつし)
    • Also carries these associations: review, kind

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 温

    Given names 温(あたた)Listen 温(あたたか)Listen 温(あつ)Listen 温(あつし)Listen 温(おん)Listen 温(すなお)Listen 温(たづぬ)Listen

    Surnames 温(あつむ)Listen 温(うえん)Listen 温(たずぬ)Listen 温(ただす)Listen 温(つつむ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    warm

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    lukewarm

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    surname Wen

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    warm, lukewarm

  • Onyomi

    tip

    on(オン) オン

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    atata.ka(あたた-か) あたた-か

    atata.maru(あたた-まる) あたた-まる

    atata.meru(あたた-める) あたた-める

    atataka.i(あたた-かい) あたた-かい

    nu.ku(ぬ-く) ぬ-く

  • Strokes

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    12 strokes

  • Radical

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    水 氵 氺 (mizu・sanzui・shitamizu)

  • Related Keywords

    warm gentle review calm peaceful mild cozy heated cordial temperate soothing tender moderate balmy affable hospitable temperature hot spring

Sentences including 温

  • This winter has been mild.

  • I want something hot to drink.

  • The hot spring will do you good.

  • There are a lot of hot springs in japan.

  • She has a kind heart.

  • What is the temperature?

  • What's the temperature?

  • Let's eat while the food is warm.

  • She is a quiet woman.

  • The town is famous for its hot spring.

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