残ざん暑しょ見み舞まい

noun

late-summer greeting card

A seasonal greeting card sent from around August 8 (the start of autumn on the traditional calendar) through early September, inquiring after the recipient's health during the lingering summer heat. Often sent in reply to a 暑中見舞い or as a follow-up when one missed the midsummer greeting period.

See also: 残暑

• お盆ぼんを過すぎたら、残ざん暑しょ見み舞まいを出だしましょう。

  After the Obon holiday, let's send out late-summer greeting cards.

• 残ざん暑しょ見み舞まいには、相あい手ての健けん康こうを気き遣づかう言こと葉ばを添そえます。

  In a late-summer greeting card, you add words expressing concern for the recipient's health.