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.
Refers to intense summer heat, often used in weather forecasts or news.
今日は猛暑日になるでしょう。
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 describe the action of burning or charring something, often with intense heat.
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.
To be scorched or charred, often leaving a blackened mark.
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.
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.
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.
Sear the surface of the meat over high heat.
火事で壁が焼け焦げた。
The wall was scorched by the fire.