温
warm
Readings
On'yomi
- オン
Kun'yomi
- あたた.か
- あたた.かい
- あたた.まる
- あたた.める
- ぬく
Nanori
- あつ
- あつし
- なお
- はる
- ゆ
- ゆたか
Meaning
温 centers on a gentle, comfortable heat: something warm in temperature, feeling, or atmosphere. The core idea is mild warmth rather than intense heat.
Most common words using 温
23 of 265- 温泉おんせんN3
hot spring
- 気温きおんN4
(air) temperature
- 温度おんどN4
temperature
- 温暖おんだんN3
warm; mild; temperate
- 温めるあたためるN3
to warm (up); to heat (up)
- 体温たいおんN3
body temperature
- 高温こうおんN1
high temperature
- 低温ていおんN1
low temperature
- 温室おんしつN2
greenhouse; hothouse; conservatory; glasshouse
- 温存おんぞん
preservation; retainment; keeping
- 温まるあたたまるN2
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
- 温もりぬくもりN2
warmth
- 水温すいおん
water temperature
- 温いぬるいN4
lukewarm; tepid
- 保温ほおんN1
retaining warmth; keeping heat in; heat insulation
- 温厚おんこうN2
gentle; mild-mannered
- 温床おんしょう
hotbed; breeding ground
- 温帯おんたいN2
temperate zone
- 温和おんわN1
mild (climate); temperate; clement; pleasant; agreeable
- 体温計たいおんけいN4
(clinical) thermometer
- 温度計おんどけいN3
thermometer
- 地球温暖化ちきゅうおんだんかN2
global warming
- 天然温泉てんねんおんせん
natural hot spring
Study
Etymology
温 combines 氵 (water) with 昷, which likely contributes both sound and the idea of warmth. The right side 昷 is thought to represent a container (皿) with something warm (日) inside, suggesting heated water.
Meaning mnemonic
Water 氵 beside a warm container 昷: imagine a bowl of warm water with the sun shining on it, making it comfortably warm.
Reading mnemonic
For オン, picture turning on a warm bath: on -> オン, and the water becomes warm.