Kanji
N1 12 strokes Grade 3 freq #1442

sultry, hot, summer heat

On'yomi (音読み)

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

Radical (部首)

sun/day hi

Others with this radical

On'yomi compounds (音読み)

heat wave; fierce heat
late summer heat; lingering summer heat
intense heat; severe heat
escaping the summer heat; going somewhere cooler during the summer
height of summer; high summer
heat wave; intense heat
summer greeting card; inquiry after someone's health in the hot season

Kun'yomi words (訓読み)

heat (of the weather); hotness
humid; sultry
hot (weather)

Example sentences

The flowers faded in the heat of the summer days.

He complained about the room being too hot and humid.

Japan is hot and sticky in summer.

He doesn't like the heat of the summer.