Word Meaning 猛暑

もうしょ mousho

猛暑 is read as もうしょ (mousho) and means heat wave.

Meaning

English

  1. heat wave
  2. fierce heat

Reading

Kana

もうしょ

Romaji

mousho

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper grade Antonyms 厳冬 Rank 17037 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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

猛烈

もうれつ

fierce

猛獣

もうじゅう

fierce animal

猛攻

もうこう

fierce attack

猛打

もうだ

heavy blow

猛威

もうい

fury

猛追

もうつい

hot pursuit

猛毒

もうどく

deadly poison

猛爆

もうばく

heavy bombing

猛省

もうせい

serious reflection

猛反対

もうはんたい

strong opposition

Example Sentences

6

ことしのなつはもうしょがながくつづいた。

this summer's extreme heat lasted a long time.

It's awfully hot this summer.

This is the hottest summer we've had in thirty years.

Tom lost his appetite due to the heat wave.

We have already passed the peak of the summer heat, but it's still hot during the day.

Since it was such hot day today, the park was full of children playing with water and people cooling off under the shade of trees.