熱あつい

i-adjective

hot to the touch; heated

Used for objects, surfaces, food, drinks, bathwater, and similar things whose temperature feels hot. For hot weather or air, 暑い is the normal spelling.

Antonyms: 冷たい

• この鍋なべは熱あついから気きをつけて。

  Be careful, because this pot is hot.

• コーヒーが熱あつすぎて、まだ飲のめない。

  The coffee is too hot, so I still can't drink it.

i-adjective

passionate; ardent; intense

Describes strong feelings, wishes, devotion, or a gaze charged with emotion, as in 熱い思い or 熱い視線.

Antonyms: 冷たい

• 彼かれは留りゅう学がくへの熱あつい思おもいを語かたった。

  He spoke about his passionate desire to study abroad.

• 彼かの女じょは舞ぶ台たいの上うえの俳はい優ゆうに熱あつい視し線せんを送おくった。

  She gave the actor on stage an ardent gaze.

i-adjective

hot-tempered; worked up; heated

Often appears as 熱くなる, meaning to become emotionally heated or worked up, especially in an argument or confrontation.

• 彼かれは議ぎ論ろんになるとすぐ熱あつくなる。

  He quickly gets worked up when an argument starts.

i-adjective

enthusiastic; zealous; fired up

Describes a person or group that is highly committed and emotionally invested in an activity, goal, or cause.

• 部ぶ長ちょうは新しん人じん教きょう育いくに熱あつい。

  The department manager is enthusiastic about training new employees.

• チームは優ゆう勝しょうに向むけて熱あつくなっている。

  The team is fired up as it aims for the championship.

i-adjective

intense; severe; extreme

Figurative use for the intensity of a battle, debate, exchange, competition, or similar situation; it does not refer to literal temperature.

• 決けっ勝しょう戦せんは最さい後ごまで熱あつい戦たたかいだった。

  The final was an intense battle to the very end.

• 会かい議ぎでは熱あつい議ぎ論ろんが続つづいた。

  The meeting continued with heated discussion.

i-adjective

hot; currently of interest; trending

Used in media and conversation for a topic, field, market, place, or product that is attracting attention right now.

• この分ぶん野やはいま熱あつい。

  This field is hot right now.

• 若わかい世せ代だいの間あいだで、昭しょう和わレトロが熱あつい。

  Showa retro is attracting a lot of interest among younger people.