N4 Kanji: 暑 (Hot (weather))
JLPT N4 kanji 暑 — readings, vocabulary, stroke order, mnemonic, and common confusion pairs.
Character Info
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 暑 |
| Strokes | 12 |
| Radical | 日 (sun) |
| JLPT Level | N4 |
Readings
| Type | Japanese | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| On-yomi | ショ | sho |
| Kun-yomi | あつ・い | atsu-i |
Vocabulary
| 暑い | あつい | atsui | hot (weather) | | 暑さ | あつさ | atsusa | heat | | 真夏日 | まなつび | manatsubi | summer day over 30°C | | 猛暑 | もうしょ | mōsho | intense heat | | 暑中 | しょちゅう | shochū | midsummer |
Stroke Order
1-4. Top 日 (sun). 5-12. Bottom 者 (person).
Mnemonic
The sun (日) beating down on a person (者) — they feel the summer heat.
Common Confusion Pairs
| 熱 (hot/heat/fever) | 熱 has 灬(fire) at bottom; 暑 has 者 | | 者 (person) | 者 alone; 暑 has 日 on top of 者 |