Japanese Word Entry

向暑

Simplified Japanese form: 向暑

Kana:こうしょ
Romaji:kousho
Definition: approach of the hot season, approaching the hottest time of the year

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Chinese characters used in this word

yonder, facing, beyond, confront, defy, tend toward, approach, toward, direction, trend
Readings
Mandarin: ㄒㄧㄤˋ (xiàng)
Cantonese: hoeng3
Japanese: コウ (kou)、 キョウ (kyou)、 ショウ (shou) / む.く (muku)、 む.い (mui)、 -む.き (-muki)、 む.ける (mukeru)、 -む.け (-muke)、 む.かう (mukau)、 む.かい (mukai)、 む.こう (mukou)、 む.こう- (mukou-)、 むこ (muko)、 さきに (sakini)
Korean: 향 (hyang), 상 (sang)
Vietnamese: hướng
Variants
Semantic variant forms:

sultry, hot, summer heat
Readings
Mandarin: ㄕㄨˇ (shǔ)
Cantonese: syu2
Japanese: ショ (sho) / あつ.い (atsui)、 あつさ (atsusa)
Korean: 서 (seo)
Vietnamese: thử
Variants
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