What does the kanji 暑 mean?

The kanji 暑 (atsui) means "hot (weather)". It is a JLPT N5 character.

What kanji is "atsui"?

"atsui" is written with the kanji 暑, meaning "hot (weather)". Its readings are onyomi (Chinese-derived) しょ (sho), kunyomi (native Japanese) あつい (atsui). It is a JLPT N5 character.

How do you write the kanji 暑?

Write 暑 ("hot (weather)") by following the correct stroke order. Use the interactive, step-by-step stroke order animation on this page to practise each stroke in sequence and build muscle memory.

What are the readings of 暑?

暑 has these readings: onyomi (Chinese-derived) しょ (sho), kunyomi (native Japanese) あつい (atsui).

暑“hot (weather)” Kanjiatsui / sho

JLPT N5

How to write 暑

暑 (hot (weather)) kanji stroke order diagram with numbered strokes

Meaning and readings

Meaning

hot (weather)

Onyomi (音読み)

しょ sho

Chinese reading

Kunyomi (訓読み)

あつ（い） atsu(i)

Japanese reading

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Example sentences using 暑

Human-reviewed sentence pairs from the Tatoeba corpus, with readings shown above the kanji.

暑あつくならないうちに出でかけよう。
Let's go out before it gets hot.
暑く (あつく)
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今日きょうはそんなに蒸し暑むしあつくない。
Today isn't so muggy.
蒸し暑く (むしあつく)
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夏なつになると、むし暑あつくなる。
It gets hot and humid in summer.
むし暑く (むしあつく)
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Read 暑 in a story

Short Japanese comics written so that every word in them is JLPT N5. One of them teaches this character — the match is on the words an episode teaches, not every character in its dialogue.