残暑(ざんしょ)

Seasonal vocabulary

残暑(ざんしょ) refers to the hot weather that continues after 立秋(りっしゅう) (the traditional start of autumn, around August 7-8) through September.

Seasonal greeting

残暑(ざんしょ)お見舞(みま)い is a formal summer greeting card sent during this period. It replaces 暑中(しょちゅう)お見舞(みま)い (summer greeting) after 立秋(りっしゅう).

Common expressions

• 残暑(ざんしょ)お見舞(みま)い申(もう)し上(あ)げます - formal summer greeting (after 立秋(りっしゅう))
• 残暑(ざんしょ)が厳(きび)しい - the lingering heat is severe
• 残暑(ざんしょ)の候(こう) - during the lingering summer heat (formal letter)

Time period

立秋(りっしゅう) (around August 7-8) through 秋分(しゅうぶん) (around September 23)

Related words

• 暑中(しょちゅう) - midsummer heat (before 立秋(りっしゅう))
• 猛暑(もうしょ) - intense heat
• 酷暑(こくしょ) - extreme heat