暑しょ

noun

heat; hot weather

Refers to heat, especially summer heat. Often used in compound words or literary contexts.

• 今年ことしの暑しょは格かく別べつだ。

  This year's heat is exceptional.

noun

midsummer; height of summer

Specifically the hottest part of summer. Often used in fixed expressions like 暑中 (しょちゅう).

• 暑しょの盛さかりには、涼すずしい場ば所しょを求もとめて山やまへ行いく。

  At the height of summer, I go to the mountains seeking a cool place.