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温かみ (あたたかみ, atatakami) Japanese meaning: warmth | Kotomora
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Her smile has a warmth to it.
This handmade furniture gives a sense of warmth.
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 に 温あたた かみがある something has a sense of warmth (e.g. atmosphere, craftsmanship)
This sweater has the warmth of something handmade.
〈 人ひと 〉 に 温あたた かみを 感かん じる to feel warmth from someone
I felt warmth in his words.
温あたた かみのある 〈 物もの ・ 声こえ 〉 having a warm quality (of a voice, object, etc.)
She speaks in a warm voice.
〈 物もの ・ 人ひと 〉 に 温あたた かみが 欠か ける to lack warmth (of a person or thing)
This room is functional but lacks warmth.
Related words 暖かさ is a more objective, often physical sense of warmth (e.g. weather), while 温かみ conveys a subjective, emotional or atmospheric warmth.
温もり often refers to a lingering physical warmth (like body heat left on a seat) that can also feel emotionally comforting, while 温かみ is more about the perceived emotional or character quality of warmth.
Written forms 温あたた かみ Usage 64%
Common kanji spelling for emotional or physical warmth.
暖あたた かみ Usage 23%
Alternate kanji spelling, often associated with physical warmth (temperature).
あたたかみ Usage 13%
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing.
Etymology Derived from the adjective 温かい (あたたかい, 'warm') by adding the nominalizing suffix み, which turns adjectives into nouns expressing a degree or quality of that adjective.
