暖
暖 — Warmth
warmth
On’yomiダン (dan)
On’yomiノン (non)
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)
Stroke order (13 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 暖
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 温暖 | おんだん ondan | warm; mild; temperate |
| 暖房 | だんぼう danbou | (indoor) heating |
| 暖冬 | だんとう dantou | mild winter; warm winter |
| 寒暖計 | かんだんけい kandankei | thermometer |
| 暖簾 | のれん noren | (short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store) |
| 地球温暖化 | ちきゅうおんだんか chikyuuondanka | global warming |
Study notes
暖 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 13 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 6), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #1371 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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