English–Japanese
“lukewarm” in Japanese
How to say “lukewarm” in Japanese
“Lukewarm” in Japanese is ぬるい (nurui).
Refers to something that has some warmth but lacks the heat normally expected of it.
Example sentences with ぬるい
この水はぬるいです。ko no mizu wa nu ru i de su
This water is lukewarm.
スープはまだぬるいです。sū pu wa ma da nu ru i de su
The soup is still lukewarm.
Tips for using ぬるい
- In English, lukewarm can describe weak support or an unenthusiastic response, while Japanese ぬるい (nurui) is commonly used for temperature in simple daily conversations.
Other Japanese words for “lukewarm”
このお茶は生ぬるいです。ko no o cha wa nama nu ru i de su
This tea is lukewarm.