Kanji 炎 inflammation, flame, blaze 陽 sunshine, yang principle, positive Related words 夏なつ 日び 夏日 is a common, everyday word for a summer day or hot day (often defined as a day with a maximum temperature of 25°C or above). 炎陽 is a literary, poetic term for the intense summer sun or summer itself, not used in daily conversation.
真ま 夏なつ 日び 真夏日 is a common term for a day with a maximum temperature of 30°C or above. 炎陽 is a literary, poetic word for the blazing summer sun, not a meteorological term.
Etymology Compound of 炎 (flame, blazing) and 陽 (sun, sunlight). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning of intense summer sun.
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