熱波(ねっぱ)

ねっぱ
noun
heat wave
weather
1. heat wave; hot spell
An extended period of abnormally hot weather that affects a region. Often used in news reports about extreme weather events.
熱波(ねっぱ)が続(つづ)いている。
The heat wave continues.
ヨーロッパを記録的(きろくてき)な熱波(ねっぱ)が襲(おそ)った。
A record-breaking heat wave hit Europe.
熱波(ねっぱ)の影響(えいきょう)で熱中症(ねっちゅうしょう)の患者(かんじゃ)が急増(きゅうぞう)している。
The number of heatstroke patients is surging due to the heat wave.

A meteorological term that has become increasingly common in Japanese news as extreme heat events grow more frequent. The term combines 熱(ねつ) (heat) and 波(ぱ) (wave).

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Compare: 猛暑(もうしょ) (intense heat, severe heat)
Compare: 酷暑(こくしょ) (extreme/brutal heat)
Compare: 寒波(かんぱ) (cold wave)
Compare: 暖波(だんぱ) (warm spell)
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Added 2026.3.27 9:16 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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