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温まる

To Warm Up

Meaning

To Warm Up, To Get Warm

Word Type

intransitive verb, godan verb

Explanation

This word consists of kanji with hiragana attached. Because the hiragana ends in an う sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji 温 means warm. So the verb 温まる means to warm up or to get warm. 温まる is intransitive, so no direct object needed. Your cat warms up in the sunlight, for example. No direct object, right? A hint for this is that 温まる ends with okurigana that rhyme with ある, and those kinds of verbs tend to be intransitive!

Reading

あたたまる

Explanation

The kanji reading is the same as 温かい and 温める.

Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 心が温まる

    heart warms up

    手が温まる

    hand warms up

    体が温まる

    body warms up

Context Sentences

シャワーの水が温まるまで、ここで待ちます。

Until the shower water warms up, I'll wait here.

このヒーターだと、部屋が温まるのにかなり時間がかかる。

With this heater, it takes so much time for the room to get warm.

一キロ走って、体が温まってきた。

After running 1km, my body's getting warmed up.

Kanji Composition