Translation guide
Describes extreme heat, often from the sun or weather, or the act of burning a surface.
To describe weather, air, or an environment that is intensely hot.
To describe the action of burning or charring something, often with intense heat.
To describe a harsh, intense look or verbal attack.
A stern, scorching glare; literally 'strict gaze'.
彼は私に厳しい視線を向けた。
He gave me a scorching look.
While 焼けつくような暑さ is vivid, in casual conversation simply saying すごく暑い (very hot) or 猛暑 is more common. Overusing dramatic phrases can sound unnatural.
Today will be a scorching hot day.
Literally 'searing heat', vividly describes scorching heat that feels like it's burning.
外は焼けつくような暑さだ。
It's scorching hot outside.
Under a blazing sun; emphasizes direct exposure to scorching sunlight.
炎天下での作業は危険です。
Working under the scorching sun is dangerous.
Severe heat, often used in formal contexts like news reports.
今年の夏は記録的な酷暑となった。
This summer brought record scorching heat.
Oppressive, stifling heat that makes you feel languid; 'scorching' in a heavy, humid sense.
エアコンがないと、うだるような暑さだ。
Without AC, it's scorching hot.
To scorch, singe, or burn slightly, often accidentally.
アイロンでシャツを焦がしてしまった。
I scorched my shirt with the iron.
General verb for burning, grilling, or scorching; context determines intensity.
強火で肉の表面を焼く。
Sear the surface of the meat over high heat.
To be scorched or charred, often leaving a blackened mark.
火事で壁が焼け焦げた。
The wall was scorched by the fire.
Scathing or scorching criticism; literally 'biting criticism'.
彼の政策は痛烈な批判を受けた。
His policy received scorching criticism.