How to say “hot” in Japanese | 暑い (あつい、atsui)

The Japanese vocabulary「暑い (あつい、atsui)」means “hot.” Please learn the pronunciation and the example sentences.

Japanese Vocabulary and the Meaning

Key Word暑い
Hiraganaあつい
Romaji Readingatsui
English Meaninghot
(Dictionary Form)

The Correct Japanese Pronunciations

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The Example Japanese Sentences

It is important to have skills in both non-honorific and honorific languages in order to use Japanese correctly.

Japanese Sentenceあついのでアイスをべよう。
Romaji ReadingAtsui no de aisu o tabeyou.
English MeaningIt’s hot, so let’s eat ice cream. (Non-honorific)
Japanese Sentence暑いのでアイスを食べましょう。
Romaji ReadingAtsui no de aisu o tabemashou.
English MeaningIt’s hot, so let’s eat ice cream. (Polite Form)
Japanese Sentenceあついので脱水だっすいをつける。
Romaji ReadingAtsui node dassui ni kiotsukeru.
English MeaningIt’s hot, so I’ll be careful of dehydration. (Plain Form)
Japanese Sentence暑いので脱水に気をつけます。
Romaji ReadingAtsui node dassui ni kiotsukemasu.
English MeaningIt’s hot, so I’ll be careful of dehydration. (Polite Form)
Japanese Sentenceあつは、エアコンをける。
Romaji ReadingAtsui hi wa, eakon o tsukeru.
English MeaningI turn on the air conditioner on hot days. (Plain Form)
Japanese Sentence暑い日は、エアコンを付けます。
Romaji ReadingAtsui hi wa, eakon o tsukemasu.
English MeaningI turn on the air conditioner on hot days. (Polite Form)