Kanji Kaisen

漢字Kanji · in Nature & Elements

暑: sultry, hot

Also: summer heat

JLPT N112 strokesGrade 3Your ink: 白 Not met

日 carries the meaning · 者 gives the sound

12 strokes

Two readings, and the words that use each

ショsho · on'yomi · in compounds

  • 残暑ざんしょlingering summer heat
  • 猛暑もうしょfierce heat (weather)
  • 避暑ひしょgoing to a summer resort
  • 暑中見舞しょちゅうみまいsummer greeting card

あついatsui · kun'yomi · on its own

  • 暑いあついhot
  • 蒸し暑いむしあついhumid

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Memory story · made up to help you remember

“The life-giving sun in the sky! This simple box was once a perfect circle, representing the regular rising and setting of the sun that marks the rhythm of our lives.”
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Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
日

Also built on sun (日)

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者

Also built on someone (者)

暑 takes the 者 family's reading, ショ (sho).

Also read ショ

15 kanji share this on'yomiAll 15

Easy to confuse

The difference, side by side
暑 sultry · 日
vs著 renowned · 艹
暑 has 日 where 著 has 艹.
In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · shǔ

Same form: 暑 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).

Simplified
暑 mainland China, Singapore
Traditional
暑 Taiwan, Hong Kong

Pinyin shǔ most common reading

Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.

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