消しょう夏か

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.

• 避ひ暑しょ地ちで消しょう夏かするのが彼かれの毎まい年としの楽たのしみだ。

  Spending the summer at a cool resort is his annual pleasure.

• この小しょう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.