猛暑

もうしょ

heat wave; fierce heat

What does 猛暑 mean?

猛暑 is a Japanese noun meaning heat wave; fierce heat in English. It is written as 猛暑 in kanji, もうしょ in hiragana, and mousho in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

猛暑をどうしのいでいますか。

How are you keeping off this intense heat?