Translation guide
Ways to express very high temperature or strong thermal sensation in Japanese, from weather to objects and metaphorical heat.
Describing extremely hot weather or a hot environment.
Standard term for severe heat or heatwave, often used in weather reports.
Intense heat has continued this summer.
Even more extreme heat than 猛暑, implying harsh or cruel heat.
Working outside in intense heat is tough.
Under a blazing sun; emphasizes direct exposure to intense heat.
Exercising under intense heat is dangerous.
Scorching heat, literally 'searing heat'. Vivid, somewhat literary.
The asphalt looked distorted in the intense, scorching heat.
Describing strong radiant or contact heat from something specific.
General phrase for intense heat from any source.
Intense heat radiates from the stove.
Blazing heat, often used for fire or the sun. Stronger and more dramatic.
Burning heat, similar to scorching. Can be used for objects or air.
The frying pan is intensely hot, burning to the touch.
Expressing the feeling of extreme heat on one's skin or internally.
Using heat imagery to describe strong emotions or fierce situations.
猛暑 (mōsho) is the standard term for 'intense heat' or 'heatwave' in weather contexts. 酷暑 (kokusho) implies even more severe, almost unbearable heat and is often used in formal warnings or news.
Directly translating 'intense' as 強烈な (kyōretsu na) is not always natural. For weather, use specific terms like 猛暑 or 酷暑. For heat from objects, 強烈な熱 is acceptable but 灼熱 or descriptive phrases may be more vivid.
灼熱の太陽が照りつける。
The blazing sun beats down.
The burned area hurts with an intense, searing pain.
議論は白熱した。
The debate became heated (intense).