Japanese edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Old Japanese, from Proto-Japonic *atu.

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

あつい (atsui-i (adverbial あつく (atsuku))

  1. 熱い: (of an object or feeling) hot
  2. 熱い: (of one's body temperature) hot, feverish
  3. 熱い: ardent, enthusiastic, impassionate
  4. 熱い: (of love between a couple) passionate
  5. 暑い: (of weather) hot, baking
Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

From Old Japanese.

Pronunciation edit

(all senses):

  • Tokyo pitch accent of inflected forms of "厚い"
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Continuative (連用形) 厚く つく [àtsúkú]
Terminal (終止形) 厚い つい
[àtsúí]
[àtsúꜜì]
Attributive (連体形) 厚い つい [àtsúí]
Key constructions
Informal negative 厚くない つくな [àtsúkúnáꜜì]
Informal past 厚かった かった [àtsúꜜkàttà]
Informal negative past 厚くなかった つくなかった [àtsúkúnáꜜkàttà]
Formal 厚いです いです [àtsúꜜìdèsù]
Conjunctive 厚くて くて [àtsúꜜkùtè]
Conditional 厚ければ ければ [àtsúꜜkèrèbà]

(serious):

Adjective edit

あつい (atsui-i (adverbial あつく (atsuku))

  1. 厚い: thick
    Antonym: 薄い (usui)
    (あつ)(ほん)atsui honthick book
    (あつ)(かべ)atsui kabesolid wall
    (だい)(とう)(りょう)()()(そう)(あつ)daitōryō no shijisō wa atsui.The president has a broad base of support.
  2. 厚い, 篤い: hearty, sincere, warm
    (あつ)(しん)(らい)atsui shinraistrong faith
    (あつ)(ゆう)(じょう)atsui yūjōgreat friendship
    (かれ)(じょう)あつい(ひと)だ。kare wa jō ni atsui hito da.He is an affectionate man.
    (しん)(こう)(あつ)キリスト(きょう)()shinkō no atsui kirisuto kyōtoa devout Christian
  3. 篤い: (of sickness) serious
Inflection edit
Derived terms edit

References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006) 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1974) 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Second edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō
  3. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998) NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN