小しょう暑しょ

noun

Minor Heat; 11th solar term

The 11th of the 24 solar terms (二十四節気), marking the beginning of the hottest period. Falls around July 7 in the modern calendar.

See also: 二十四節気

• 小しょう暑しょを過すぎると、本ほん格かく的てきな夏なつの暑あつさが始はじまります。

  After Minor Heat, the real summer heat begins.