暖

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warmth

On-Yomi: ダン、ノン — Kun-Yomi: あたた.か、あたた.かい、あたた.まる、あたた.める

Koohii stories:

1) [darg_sama] 25-10-2005(240): Ducks migrate south for the winter… they follow the warmth of the sun.

2) [fuaburisu] 28-2-2008(58): A massive group of migrating ducks is blocking the warmth of the sun as they pass over your house/barbecue/picnic. Their formation is so humongous they block the warmth for a good 10 minutes while they pass over. Mnemonic for the migrating ducks primitive : the migrating ducks stick together like the best of friends, flying together as one (fifth stroke), they are not easy prey for the great eagles / vultures.

3) [igordesu] 19-3-2009(53): Mnemonic for migrating ducks: ducks always migrate together in pairs to protect themselves from vultures–they become friends in the process.

4) [raulir] 5-1-2007(22): This is warmth of the weather, opposite of 寒 . 温 is of things and feelings, opposite of 冷 . So darg_sama's story is just fine. For more details, see e.g. http://utuzawa.hp.infoseek.co.jp/sannko.atatakai.htm. Koujien says 「暖」は気温・空気などに、「温」は身体・料理・気持などに使うことが多い。 .

5) [Elphalpo] 19-9-2008(10): If ducks migrate in search of warmth, I wonder why they don't just migrate to the sun.

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