ๆ
Hot
ใใค(ใ) (atsui)
JLPT N4
Interesting Fact
Japanese summers can be extremely humid. It is common to hear people greet each other with 'ๆใใงใใญ' ('It's hot, isn't it?') during summer months.
Memory Trick
Imagine the blazing summer sun making sweat drip down your face. That uncomfortable heat helps you remember ๆ means 'hot weather.'
Readings
Onyomi: ใทใง (sho)
Kunyomi: ใใค(ใ) (atsui)
Example Words
ๆใ
ใใคใ (atsui)
Hot
็ๆ
ใใใใ (mousho)
Extreme heat
ๆฎๆ
ใใใใ (zansho)
Late summer heat
้
ทๆ
ใใใใ (kokusho)
Severe heat
Example Sentence
ๅคใฏ ใจใฆใ ๆใใงใใ
ใชใคใฏ ใจใฆใ ใใคใใงใใ
natsu wa totemo atsui desu
Summer is very hot.