猛暑

もうしょ

Meanings

1. Noun, の-adjective heat wave; fierce heat

Kanji

• 猛 fierce. Read as モウ.
• 暑 hot. Read as ショ.

Example sentences

• トムは連日の猛暑で食欲をなくしていた。
  Tom lost his appetite due to the heat wave.
• 猛暑の峠は越えたようだが、日中はまだまだ暑い。
  We have already passed the peak of the summer heat, but it's still hot during the day.
• 今年は３０年ぶりの猛暑です。
  This is the hottest summer we've had in thirty years.
• 今年の夏は、猛暑だ。
  It's awfully hot this summer.

Common phrases

• 猛暑が続く
• 猛暑になる

Words containing 猛暑

• 猛暑日 (もうしょび) day on which the temperature rises above 35°C
• 酷寒猛暑 (こっかんもうしょ) bitter cold and fierce heat

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