# 温 — Warm

Frequency rank 728 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 責 (Blame), less common than 額 (Amount).

- On’yomi: おん
- Kun’yomi: あたた
- Radical: 水 Water (Kangxi 85)
- Frequency path: Level VI of XX

A tsunami (氵) warms the sun (日) reflected in a plate (皿) — warm water in a sunlit dish holds a comfortable, warm temperature.

In words:

- 温い ぬるい — luke warm
- 温暖 おんだん — warmth
- 温度 おんど — temperature

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