# 暖 — warm (weather)

暖 means “warm (weather)”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 13 strokes. On'yomi: ダン (dan), ノン (non). Kun'yomi: あたた(かい) (atatakai). You'll see it in words such as 暖かい (atatakai, “warm; mild”).

- Meaning: warm (weather)
- On'yomi: ダン (dan), ノン (non)
- Kun'yomi: あたた(かい) (atatakai)
- Strokes: 13
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Seasons & weather

## How to remember 暖

The sun (日), a claw (爫) of warmth and a friend (友): warm.

Parts: 日 sun; day · 爰 lead by the hand

## Words with 暖

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 暖かい | あたたかい (atatakai) | warm; mild |
| 暖まる | あたたまる (atatamaru) | to warm oneself; to sun oneself |
| 暖める | あたためる (atatameru) | to warm; to heat |

## Don't confuse it with

[援](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/aid/) · [最](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/most/) · [媛](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/fair-lady/) · [緩](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/loose/)

## More in the “Seasons & weather” set

[候](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/climate/) · [温](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/warm/) · [星](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/star/) · [晴](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/clear-weather/) · [陽](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/sunlight/) · [雪](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/snow/) · [雲](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/cloud/) · [暖](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/warm-weather/) · [氷](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/ice/)

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