納のう涼りょう

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

enjoying the cool evening air; escaping the summer heat outdoors

Refers to the traditional summer activity of going outdoors, often by a river or in a garden, to enjoy the cool breeze in the evening. Commonly used in set phrases like 納涼床 (のうりょうどこ, a riverside dining platform) and 納涼祭 (のうりょうさい, a summer evening festival).

• 夕ゆう方がた、川かわ辺べで納のう涼りょうするのが夏なつの楽たのしみだ。

  Enjoying the cool breeze by the river in the evening is a summer pleasure.

• 納のう涼りょう床どこで夕ゆう涼すずみしながら食しょく事じをした。

  We had dinner on a riverside dining platform while enjoying the evening cool.