Translation guide
Describes food or drink that is very hot, often freshly cooked and steaming. In Japanese, this is expressed with specific onomatopoeic words, adjectives, or set phrases depending on the context.
Describe freshly cooked food or a hot beverage that is very hot, often with visible steam.
A common onomatopoeic word meaning 'piping hot', used for food or drinks that are hot and steaming. Often used for freshly cooked dishes.
Describe an object that is extremely hot, like a metal surface or bath water.
The basic adjective for 'hot' to the touch. Can be intensified with adverbs.
熱々のスープを飲んだ。
I drank piping hot soup.
このピザは熱々だ。
This pizza is piping hot.
Onomatopoeic word for something warm and steaming, often used for rice, bread, or food that is pleasantly hot and fresh.
ほかほかのご飯が食べたい。
I want to eat piping hot rice.
Literally 'steam is rising', used to describe food or drink that is so hot it's steaming.
湯気が立っているラーメンが運ばれてきた。
A piping hot bowl of ramen was brought to the table.
Means 'freshly baked' or 'just grilled', implying the item is still hot. Used for bread, pizza, etc.
焼きたてのパンは最高だ。
Freshly baked bread is the best.
このお風呂は熱すぎる。
This bath is piping hot.
Literally 'so hot you can't touch it', used for objects that are dangerously hot.
フライパンが触れないほど熱い。
The frying pan is piping hot.