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暑
Hot
あつ(い) (atsui)
JLPT N4
Interesting Fact
🏞️ In Kyoto, some restaurants build wooden platforms called "kawadoko" directly over flowing rivers during summer. Guests enjoy their meals just above the cool water while mountain breezes drift through the valley.
Memory Trick
☀️ A person(者) stands directly under the blazing sun(日), screaming "It's too hot!"
Readings
Onyomi: ショ (sho)
Kunyomi: あつ(い) (atsui)
Example Words
暑い
あつい (atsui)
Hot
猛暑
もうしょ (mousho)
Extreme heat
残暑
ざんしょ (zansho)
Late summer heat
酷暑
こくしょ (kokusho)
Severe heat
Example Sentence
夏は とても 暑いです。
なつは とても あついです。
natsu wa totemo atsui desu
Summer is very hot.