温
温 — Warm
warm
On’yomiオン (on)
Kun’yomiあたたか (atataka)
Kun’yomiあたたかい (atatakai)
Kun’yomiあたたまる (atatamaru)
Kun’yomiあたためる (atatameru)
Kun’yomiぬく (nuku)
Stroke order (12 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 温
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 気温 | きおん kion | (air) temperature |
| 温泉 | おんせん onsen | hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort |
| 温暖 | おんだん ondan | warm; mild; temperate |
| 温度 | おんど ondo | temperature |
| 高温 | こうおん kouon | high temperature |
| 温室 | おんしつ onshitsu | greenhouse; hothouse; conservatory |
Study notes
温 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 12 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 3), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #838 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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