JLPT N5 · Colors, taste & touch

熱い

あつい

hot (to touch)

Stroke order of 熱い

2 characters, 17 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

熱 · 15 strokes い · 2 strokes

Memory trick

Fire dots (灬) under a plant-like (埶) form: fire makes things hot.

Parts: 熱 hot (埶 + 灬 fire) + い

The characters in 熱い

熱ねつ — fever; heat (15 strokes)
いい — i (2 strokes)

Example sentence

このお茶は熱いです。

このおちゃはあついです。

This tea is hot.

Words with 熱

熱心enthusiastic 熱fever; heat 光熱費utility costs 発熱fever 熱中enthusiasm; being absorbed

More words: Colors, taste & touch

黄色いyellow 茶色いbrown 冷たいcold (to touch)暖かいwarm (weather)温かいwarm (to touch)涼しいcool 甘いsweet 辛いspicy 苦いbitter 痛いpainful 眠いsleepy 汚いdirty

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