ChiramiN4 kanji · 12 strokes
暑 means hot (weather)
暑
日 sun · 者 someone
暑Memory trick
The sun (日) beating down on someone (者): hot.
Memory trick: a picture to help you remember the kanji, not its history.
Meaning and readings
- Meanings
- sultry, hot, summer heat
- JLPT level
- N4
- Strokes
- 12
- School grade
- Grade 3 in Japan
Japanese (kunyomi) あつい atsui
あつい (atsui) is the Japanese word for this kanji. You use it when the kanji stands alone or has kana after it. Dictionaries call this the kun reading.
From Chinese (onyomi) ショ sho
ショ (sho) came from Chinese with the character. You mostly hear it in words made of several kanji. Dictionaries call this the on reading.
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Common word
暑い あつい · atsui
hot, warm
Built from
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耂 Used in 15 kanji
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What does 暑 mean?
Right: 暑 means hot (weather).Not quite: 暑 means hot (weather).In 暑い, which reading does 暑 use?
Right. 暑い is read あつい (atsui): 暑 takes あつ, its Japanese reading, with い after it.Not quite. 暑い is read あつい (atsui): 暑 takes あつ, its Japanese reading, with い after it.