炎えん夏か

noun

hot summer; sweltering summer

Refers to a summer characterized by intense heat; often used in literary or emphatic contexts.

• 今年ことしの炎えん夏かは記き録ろく的てきな暑あつさだった。

  This year's hot summer brought record-breaking heat.

noun

midsummer; middle of summer

Specifically indicates the peak or middle period of summer, often with a nuance of intense heat.

• 炎えん夏かの候こう、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 midsummer season, I hope you are all in good health.