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消夏 (しょうか) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
summering ; spending the summer ; escaping the summer heat
Literary or somewhat formal term for passing the summer, often with the nuance of avoiding or dispelling the heat. Commonly used in set phrases like 消夏法 (ways to beat the heat) or in titles of summer events.
説せつ
は
軽かる
井い
沢ざわ
で
の
消しょう
夏か
を
描えが
い
て
いる
。
This novel depicts summering in Karuizawa.
Written forms 消しょう 夏か Usage 67%
Standard kanji spelling; 消 means 'to extinguish/dispel' and 夏 means 'summer', together suggesting 'dispelling the summer heat'.
銷しょう 夏か Usage 33%
Rare variant using 銷 (also meaning 'to melt/dispel'); not commonly used in modern Japanese.
Kanji 消 extinguish, blow out, turn off Similar words 避ひ 暑しょ 避暑 is the more common word for 'escaping the summer heat' and is used in everyday contexts, while 消夏 is more literary and less frequent.
夏なつ 越ご し 夏越し refers specifically to traditional rituals or practices for passing the summer safely, often with religious connotations, whereas 消夏 is a broader, more literary term for summering.
Etymology Compound of 消 (dispel, extinguish) and 夏 (summer), literally 'dispelling summer'. The variant 銷夏 uses a character with a similar meaning. The exact historical origin is uncertain, but it likely arose in literary Chinese and was adopted into Japanese.
