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あっちい

also: あちい · あっちぃ · あちぃ

Meanings

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i-adjective

hot (to the touch)

colloquialusually written using kana alone

Very casual, slangy version of 熱い (あつい). Used mainly in informal speech or writing, often with an exclamatory tone. The geminated form あっちい is the most common.

See also: 熱い

このコーヒー、あっちい！
This coffee is hot!
やかんに触さわったらあちかった。
I touched the kettle and it was hot.

Written forms

あちい
Variant without gemination; less common but still used in casual writing.
あっちぃ
Stylized kana spelling with small ぃ; gives a more emphatic or playful feel.
あちぃ
Rare stylized variant; combines the non-geminated form with small ぃ.
熱あっちい
Kanji spelling with gemination; very rare in practice, mostly used for stylistic effect.
熱あっちぃ
Kanji spelling with small ぃ; extremely rare, playful or emphatic.
熱あちい
Kanji spelling without gemination; very rare.
熱あ

ちぃ

Kanji spelling without gemination and with small ぃ; extremely rare.

Kanji

熱heat, temperature, fever

Similar words

熱あつい
Standard word for 'hot to the touch'. あっちい is a colloquial, slangy variant with the same meaning but much more casual.
暑あつい
Means 'hot (weather)'. あっちい can sometimes be used for weather in very casual speech, but 暑い is the standard term.

Etymology

Colloquial contraction of 熱い (あつい). The geminated form あっちい arises from emphatic gemination common in casual speech.