炎えん天てん

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Meanings

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noun

blazing heat; scorching sun

Refers to intensely hot summer weather, often with a blazing sun. Common in phrases like 炎天下 (under the blazing sun).

炎えん天てん下かでの作さ業ぎょうは熱ねっ中ちゅう症しょうに注ちゅう意いが必ひつ要ようだ。

Working under the blazing sun requires caution against heatstroke.

今日きょうは炎えん天てんで、外そとに出でるのがつらい。

Today the heat is scorching, and it's hard to go outside.

Usage patterns

炎えん天てんの下もとで〈動どう詞し〉to do something under the blazing sun
炎えん天てんの下もとで試し合あいをした。
We played the match under the blazing sun.
炎えん天てんが続つづくthe scorching heat continues (for days)
今こん週しゅうは炎えん天てんが続つづいている。
The scorching heat has continued all week.

Kanji

炎inflammation, flame, blaze
天heavens, sky, imperial

Related words

猛もう暑しょ
猛暑 is the broader meteorological term for an intense heat wave, while 炎天 specifically evokes the image of a blazing sun overhead and has a more literary feel.
酷こく暑しょ
酷暑 is a formal term for severe heat often used in weather reports, while 炎天 is more descriptive and vividly conjures the blazing sun.

Opposites

極ごっ寒かん
極寒 describes bitterly cold conditions, the opposite weather extreme from the scorching heat of 炎天.

Don't confuse with

晴せい天てんN1
晴天 simply means clear, sunny weather without implying extreme heat, whereas 炎天 specifically denotes scorching, blazing-hot weather.

Word family

炎えん天てん下か
under the blazing sun; in sweltering heat

Etymology

Compound of 炎 (flame, blaze) and 天 (sky, heavens), literally 'flaming sky'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the kanji combination naturally suggests a sky ablaze with heat.