薄はく暑しょ

noun

early summer warmth; light heat of early summer

A literary seasonal word (初夏の季語) referring to the mild, pleasant warmth felt at the beginning of summer, before the intense heat sets in.

• 薄はく暑しょの候こう、皆みな様さまいかがお過すごしでしょうか。

  In this season of early summer warmth, how is everyone doing?

• 窓まどを開あけると、薄はく暑しょの風かぜが心地ここちよく入はいってきた。

  When I opened the window, a pleasant early-summer breeze came in.