12 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 3rd grade
JLPT exam level N1

sultry, hot, summer heat

Kun'yomi
  • hot ②passionate ③on everybody's mind
On'yomi
  • ショ
    heat ②midsummer

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

あつ 95.8%
ショ 4.2%

Character Breakdown

sultry, hot, summer heat
あつ.い ショ (3rd, N1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
someone, person
シャ もの (3rd, N4)
variant of radical 125
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)

Common Words

hot ②passionate ③on everybody's mind
sultry ②uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.)
heat (of the weather)
being sensitive to the heat
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References

Unicode hex code 6691
JIS X 0208 1-29-75
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2138
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2484
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2473
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3121
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1600
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2182
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1260
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1350
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1254
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1738A
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 476
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 14031P
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 313
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 638
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 648
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 247
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 190
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 329
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 400
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 119
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 976
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1268
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4c8.5
Four corner code 6060.4
De Roo Code 3878