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温暖 (おんだん, ondan) Japanese meaning: warm | Kotomora
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いき
は
一いち
年ねん
中じゅう
温おん
暖だん
な
気き
候こう
です
。
This region has a mild climate all year round.
As global warming progresses, it will have a major impact on ecosystems.
Usage patterns 〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 は 気き 候こう が 温おん 暖だん だ the climate of 〈place〉 is mild/temperate
This region has a mild climate, so snow doesn't pile up even in winter.
温おん 暖だん な 〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 a warm/mild 〈place〉 (region, country, island, etc.)
They are considering moving to a region with a mild climate.
温おん 暖だん な 気き 候こう a mild/temperate climate
This region's mild climate is well suited to agriculture.
Related words 暖かい is the everyday i-adjective for anything warm (food, hands, weather), while 温暖 is a more formal na-adjective reserved for describing climate or weather.
温和 can describe a mild climate like 温暖, but it also extends to a gentle, mild-mannered personality, whereas 温暖 only applies to temperature or climate.
Etymology Compound of 温 (warm) and 暖 (warm, mild). Both kanji contribute a sense of gentle warmth. The word is a Sino-Japanese term (kango) used primarily in formal and written contexts.
しつ
潤じゅん
気き
候こう
