JLPT N1 · 12 strokes
Kanji 暑: "sultry, hot, summer heat"
The kanji 暑 means "sultry, hot, summer heat". It is written with 12 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ショ in on'yomi and あつ.い in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ショ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
あつ.い
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | sultry, hot, summer heat |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 12 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 3 |
| Frequency rank | 1442 of 2,501 |
Common words with 暑
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 暑いhot; warm; sultry; heated · passionate; impassioned; burning (desire, etc.)
- 暑苦しいsultry; sweltering; stuffy; oppressively hot · uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
- 蒸し暑いhumid; sultry
- 残暑late summer heat; lingering summer heat
- 猛暑heat wave; fierce heat
- 避暑地place that is cool in the summer; place one goes to escape the heat of summer; summer retreat
- 避暑escaping the summer heat; going somewhere cooler during the summer; summering
- 暑気summer heat; hot weather · heatstroke
- 猛暑日day on which the temperature rises above 35°C; extremely hot day
- 酷暑intense heat; severe heat
- 暑熱heat of summer
- 暑い盛りheat of the day; hottest part of the day
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