Japanese symbol for “hotness”
暑さ
あつさ
Romaji: atsusa
heat (of the weather); hotness
In Japanese, hotness is 暑さ, read あつさ (atsusa).
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Meanings
- n heat (of the weather); hotness
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 暑い | あつい atsui | hot; warm; sultry |
| 猛暑 | もうしょ mousho | heat wave; fierce heat |
| 残暑 | ざんしょ zansho | late summer heat; lingering summer heat |
| 酷暑 | こくしょ kokusho | intense heat; severe heat |
| 避暑 | ひしょ hisho | escaping the summer heat; going somewhere cooler during the summer; summering |
| 蒸し暑い | むしあつい mushiatsui | humid; sultry |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.