The kanji 暑 primarily conveys the meaning of "hot" or "heat." It refers to a high temperature, especially in the context of weather or the feeling of being warm. It can describe a general state of heat or a specific feeling of being hot.

・On-yomi (音読み): ショ (sho) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): あつ.い (atsu.i)

⚫︎暑い日 Translation: A hot day. ⚫︎暑さ Translation: Heat; hotness. ⚫︎猛暑 Translation: Intense heat; scorching heat.

The kanji 暑 is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字, keisei moji). It combines the radical 日 (ni, meaning "sun" or "day") with the phonetic component 者 (sha, originally meaning "one who does"). The presence of the "sun" radical indicates a connection to heat and the sun's rays. The phonetic component, 者, provides the sound element to the character.