温める To Heat Something Up

Meaning

Primary

To Heat Something Up

Alternative

To Warm Something Up

Word Type

transitive verb, ichidan verb

Explanation

You know that the kanji 温 means warm, and this verb is related. It means to heat something up or to warm something up. It's all about you doing something to another object to make it hot, like putting it in the microwave.

Reading

あたためる

Explanation

The kanji reading is the same as 温かい. As long as you know that word, you should be able to associate that reading with this word.

Context

Common Word Combinations

• 〜を温める

  体を温める

  to warm up one's body

  アイディアを温める

  to incubate an idea

  食事を温める

  to heat up a meal, to reheat a meal

• 〜で温める

  湯せんで温める

  to warm something in a vessel placed in hot water

  湯船で温める

  to warm oneself in a bathtub

  電子レンジで温める

  to heat up in a microwave

Context Sentences

その器は電子レンジで温めないでください。

Please don't heat that bowl in the microwave.

夜ねる前に牛乳を温めてホットミルクにして飲むのが好きです。

Before I go to bed, I like to heat up milk and drink it.

水に入れて温めると、昆布のうまみ成分がしみ出てきます。

Kombu seaweed releases its sweet flavor when it’s soaked in water and heated up.

Kanji Composition

• 温
  • おん
  • Warm