暖
KANJI DETAIL
warm
On readingだん13 strokesN3
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Japanese readings
- On reading
- だん
- Kun reading
- あたたかい, あたたまる, あたためる
Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure:
暖has 13 strokes;暖めるis readあたためる, and暖まるis readあたたまる. - Basic usage:
暖めるis transitive, meaning to warm something;暖まるis intransitive, meaning to become warm.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- The object being warmed and the subject becoming warm
- In
部屋を暖めた,をmarks the room being warmed. In冷えた手を息で暖める, meaning to warm cold hands with one's breath, the object being warmed is likewise marked byを. 部屋が暖まるまでmeans until the room becomes warm.がmarks the room becoming warm, and暖まったis the past form of暖まる.
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