猛暑

• 読み: もうしょ
• ローマ字: mousho
• 漢字の分解: 猛 (mou) — fierce, ferocious; 暑 (sho) — hot (weather)
• 発音: /moː.ɕo/

意味

Fierce heat; heat wave. Extremely hot weather, typically above 35°C.

A noun used to describe dangerously intense summer heat. In Japanese meteorology, 猛暑日 (moushоbi) is officially defined as a day when temperatures reach 35°C or above. Frequently appears in weather reports and news during summer. Often paired with 日 (day) or が続く (continues) to describe prolonged heat waves.

例文

1. 今年の夏は猛暑が続き、熱中症の患者が増えた。
2. 猛暑の中で屋外作業をするのは危険だ。
3. 猛暑日が記録的な数に達している。

使い方ガイド

場面: weather, news, health

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From Sino-Japanese 猛 (mou, fierce/ferocious) + 暑 (sho, hot weather). 猛 depicts a fierce dog — applied to heat, it conveys relentless, animal-like intensity.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal