向こう暑しょ

noun

approach of the hot season; approaching the hottest time of the year

Formal, literary expression used mainly in letters and seasonal greetings to refer to the coming of summer heat. Often appears in set phrases like 向暑の候.

See also: 向寒

• 向こう暑しょの候こう、皆みな様さまにはますますご健けん勝しょうのこととお喜よろこび申もうし上あげます。

  In this season of approaching summer heat, I am delighted to hear that everyone is in increasingly good health.