How to say “hot” in Japanese
3 phrases · Tourist, Learner, and Local levels · with pronunciation
暑いです。
🔊 Atsui desu
Literally: “It is hot.”
💡 Simple
今日は蒸し暑いですね、水分補給してください。
🔊 Kyō wa mushiatsui desu ne, suibun hokyū shite kudasai
Literally: “Today is muggy and hot, please replenish fluids.”
💡 水分補給 = fluid replenishment, common Japanese health phrase
うだるような暑さで、外に出ると溶けそうですよ！
🔊 Udaru yōna atsusa de, soto ni deru to tokesō desu yo!
Literally: “It's sweltering heat, if you go outside you'll melt!”
💡 うだるような = sweltering/oppressive; 溶ける = to melt - universal reaction to extreme heat
About these Japanese phrases
These Japanese weather phrases cover three levels of fluency for expressing hot conditions. The Tourist phrase is what any beginner can use immediately. The Learner phrase sounds natural in everyday conversation. The Local phrase uses authentic idioms and expressions that native speakers actually use — the kind of phrase that makes locals smile when they hear a foreigner use it.
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