極暑

Japanese

Kanji in this term
極	暑
ごく Grade: 4	しょ Grade: 3
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
極暑 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ご​くしょ [góꜜkùshò] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ɡo̞kɯ̟ᵝɕo̞]

Noun

極(ごく)暑(しょ) • (gokusho) 

1. intense heat; hottest period in summer

Synonyms

• 酷暑(こくしょ) (kokusho)
• 猛暑(もうしょ) (mōsho)
• 厳暑(げんしょ) (gensho)

Antonyms

• 厳(げん)寒(かん) (genkan)
• 酷寒(こっかん) (kokkan)
• 極寒(ごっかん) (gokkan)