残暑(ざんしょ)

ざんしょ
noun
lingering summer heat
1. lingering summer heat; late summer heat
the continued hot weather after the traditional end of summer, typically from mid-August through September
残暑(ざんしょ)が厳(きび)しい。
The lingering summer heat is severe.
残暑(ざんしょ)お見舞(みま)い申(もう)し上(あ)げます。
I send you my regards during the lingering summer heat.
残暑(ざんしょ)が続(つづ)いて体調(たいちょう)を崩(くず)した。
I got sick because the lingering summer heat continued.

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:

  • 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
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Added 2026.1.27 20:29
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