also: あつけ
noun
summer heat; hot weather
Refers to the oppressive heat of summer, often in a slightly formal or literary context.
暑気を避けるために、高原へ行った。
I went to the highlands to escape the summer heat.
暑気にあたって体調を崩した。
I got sick from the hot weather.
noun
Only with reading あつけ
Archaic use, now mainly seen in the compound 暑気中り (あつけあたり).
See also: 暑気中り
昔は暑気中りで倒れる人が多かった。
In the old days, many people collapsed from heatstroke.
Archaic reading; used in the compound 暑気中り (あつけあたり).
Compound of 暑 (heat) and 気 (air, atmosphere). The reading あつけ is the older native Japanese reading, while しょき is the Sino-Japanese reading.