暖
warmth
Readings
On'yomi
- ダン
- ノン
Kun'yomi
- あたた.か
- あたた.かい
- あたた.まる
- あたた.める
Meaning
暖 centers on gentle, comfortable heat: warmth that soothes and makes things pleasant.
Most common words using 暖
20 of 66- 暖かいあたたかいN5
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot
- 温暖おんだんN3
warm; mild; temperate
- 暖房だんぼうN4
(indoor) heating
- 暖かあたたかN1
warm; mild; genial
- 暖簾のれんN1
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house
- 暖だん
warming; warmth
- 寒暖かんだん
cold and heat; (degree of) temperature
- 暖炉だんろ
fireplace; hearth; stove
- 冷暖房れいだんぼう
air conditioning and heating
- 暖かみあたたかみN2
warmth
- 暖冬だんとうN3
mild winter; warm winter
- 生暖かいなまあたたかい
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
- 暖色だんしょく
warm colour; warm color
- 暖気だんき
warmth; warm weather
- 暖地だんち
warm district; region of mild climate
- 暖流だんりゅう
warm current
- 地球温暖化ちきゅうおんだんかN2
global warming
- 寒暖計かんだんけいN1
thermometer
- 温暖化おんだんかN3
(global) warming
- 懐が暖かいふところがあたたかいN1
flush with money; having a full purse; having a full handbag
Study
Etymology
暖 combines 日 (sun) with 爰, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of gentle pulling or drawing out, suggesting the sun drawing out warmth.
Meaning mnemonic
The sun 日 on the left and the right part 爰 (which looks like a hand reaching down) together suggest the sun's rays reaching down to warm the earth.
Reading mnemonic
For ダン, imagine a warm down blanket: down -> ダン, and the sun's warmth feels like a cozy down blanket.