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暑	Meanings: hot On Readings: ショ sho Kun Readings: あつ（い） atsu(i) Most Used Pronunciation: atsui JLPT Level: 3 (see all JLPT 3 kanji) Grade: 3 Kanji Part: 日 Stroke Number: 12

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Common jukugo
蒸し暑い - むしあつい mushi atsui - humid

Useful Examples
Japanese: こんなに暑い日に走るなんて、だれだってつらい。
Romaji: konna ni atsui hi ni hashiru nante, dare datte tsurai.
English: Anyone would find it hard to run on such a hot day.

Japanese: 夏になると、むし暑くなる。
Romaji: natsu ni naru to, mushi atsuku naru.
English: It gets hot and humid in summer.

Look alike kanji
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Notes/Mnemonic
the sun is directly over a person (sha, mono)

Many example sentences are from the Tanaka Corpus as modified for use with WWWJDIC.