厚あつい

i-adjective

thick; deep; heavy

Only when written 厚い

Describes physical or visible thickness: thick fabric, a thick book, a deep layer, or heavy clouds. Written 厚い for this sense.

• このコートは生き地じが厚あつい。

  This coat has thick fabric.

• 厚あつい雲くもが山やまを覆おおっている。

  Heavy clouds are covering the mountains.

i-adjective

kind; warm; hospitable

Used for warm-hearted treatment, kindness, or generosity of feeling, as in 情に厚い or 厚くもてなす. 厚い is common; 篤い may also be used for sincere warmth.

• 彼かの女じょは情じょうに厚あつい人ひとだ。

  She is a warm-hearted person.

• 村むらの人ひとたちは旅たび人びとを厚あつくもてなした。

  The villagers welcomed the traveler warmly.

i-adjective

deep; strong; faithful; devout

Covers deep trust, strong support, or sincere devotion. 厚い is common with trust or support, while 篤い is especially natural with faith or devotion.

• 彼かれは同どう僚りょうからの信しん頼らいが厚あつい。

  He is deeply trusted by his colleagues.

• 祖そ母ぼは信しん仰こうが篤あつい。

  My grandmother is devout in her faith.

i-adjective

serious; grave

Only when written 篤い

Formal or literary use for a serious illness, normally written 篤い and often seen in the phrase 病が篤い. In ordinary modern speech, 重い or 重篤な is more common.

• 病やまいが篤あついと聞きき、親しん族ぞくが集あつまった。

  Hearing that the illness was grave, the relatives gathered.

i-adjective

abundant; substantial; deep

Only when written 厚い

Metaphorical use for there being plenty of something, especially personnel, support, or a layer of resources. Written 厚い for this sense.

• このチームは選せん手しゅ層そうが厚あつい。

  This team has a deep roster.