小しょう暑しょしょうしょじ字FuriganaMeanings1nounMinor Heat; 11th solar termThe 11th of the 24 solar terms (二十四節気), marking the beginning of the hottest period. Falls around July 7 in the modern calendar.See also: 二十四節気小しょう暑しょを過すぎると、本ほん格かく的てきな夏なつの暑あつさが始はじまります。After Minor Heat, the real summer heat begins.