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Kotomora

暖

warmth

JLPTN2StatusJōyō · grade 6FrequencyTop 2,000Strokes13

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

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  • 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

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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.