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August 2023 |
You know, it's really hot every day !
On the front page of the morning edition of the Asahi Shimbun on August
2, there was an
article with the headline “Hottest July on record.”
According to it, observation data from the Japan Meteorological Agency
(JMA) revealed
that this July had the highest average temperature in Japan's history.
According to the article, 1978 was the hottest year since modern observation
began at the
end of 19th century, but as you can see from the graph below, the record
has been broken
after an interval of 45 years.
[Note] on record ; 記録された、 article with headline ; 見出しのある記事、
A reveal that 〜 ; Aから(によると) [that 〜以下]ということが分かる(である)
Japan Meteorological Agency ;日本気象庁、 after an interval of 〜 years ; 〜年ぶりに
Yesterday, when I returned from Yokohama for the first time in 2 weeks,
30% of the lawn
in my garden had withered and turned yellow.
The potted flowers had completely withered.
I guess it's been extremely hot with no rain even here in Kusatsu,and so the turf and topsoil
of pots must have been scorching hot.
I immediately watered the lawn and hoped it would recover.
The temperature in the room exceeded 29 degrees Celsius in the morning
again today.
The air conditioner has been running hard all day for a while now and I'm
worried about
my electricity bill.
I can't even go outside in this heat.
So, I sat down at my desk and played a word game to find out what words
could be used to
describe the summer heat.
[Note] wither ; (植物が)枯れる、 potted flower ; 鉢植えの花、 turf ; 芝土, topsoil ; 表土
be scorching hot ; 焼け付くように暑い(熱い) [scorching ; (日光で)焼けるような]
for a while now ; このところしばらく、 water lawn ; 芝生に水をやる
worry about ; 〜を(について)心配(気)する、〜に気をもむ
electricity bill ; 電気料金請求書、電気代(料金)、 play a word game ; 言葉遊びをする
The most basic terms are the following weather classifications as forecast
terms of the JMA
that are often heard in weather forecasts.
| 1 |
Natubi |
Days when the daily maximum temperature is 25℃ or higher |
|
| 2 |
Manatubi |
Days when the daily maximum temperature is 30℃ or higher |
| 3 |
Moushobi |
Days when the daily maximum temperature is 35℃ or higher |
| 4 |
Nettaiya |
Nights with a minimum temperature of 25℃ or higher |
In adition, new words related to summer heat created by Japan Weather Association(JWA)
are as follows.
| 5 |
Kokusyobi |
Days when the daily maximum temperature is 40℃ or higher |
| 6 |
Cho-nettaiya |
Nights when the night-time minimum temperature is 30℃ or higher |
[Note] weather classifications ; 気象区分、Japan Weather Association (JWA) ;日本気象協会
night-time ; 夜間の
In addition to the above, there are many other words to express the summer heat.
They are as follows.
They don't have specific numerical definitions.
They are also used as seasonal greetings in letters, etc.
| 7 |
Mousyo(猛暑) |
Intense heat / Mousyobi is a forecast term used to describe a day with
a maximum temperature of 35℃ or higher. |
| 8 |
Kokusyo(酷暑) |
Extreme heat / the severe heat of midsummer |
| 9 |
Gekisyo(激暑) |
Severe heat / extreme heat |
| 10 |
Ensyo(炎暑) |
The scorching heat of midsummer / hot like a flame |
| 11 |
Gokusyo(極暑) |
A word meaning extremely hot, the height of summer heat |
| 12 |
Gensyo(厳暑) |
Severe heat |
| 13 |
Seisyo(盛暑) |
The height of the summer heat / the hottest season of midsummer |
| 14 |
Taisyo(大暑) |
Severe heat / It is one of the 24 solar terms,and the 15-days around
July 23rd are the hottest period. |
| 15 |
Retsusyo(烈暑) |
Intense heat |
| 16 |
Zinsyo(甚暑) |
Extreme heat |
| 17 |
Zyokusyo(辱暑) |
Humid heat |
| 18 |
Kousyo(向暑) |
This means it's getting hotter day by day. |
| 19 |
Zansyo(残暑) |
The heat that lingers until after the beginning of autumn |
There are many other words related to summer heat.
Here lists them.
Syakunetsu (灼熱),Ennetsu (炎熱),Kokunetsu (酷熱),Enchu (炎昼 / A scorching afternoon),
Hizakari (日盛 / Time period when the sun shines brightly, especially hot
summer afternoon)
Enten (炎天 / A searing midsummer sky), Nishivi (西日 / The late afternoon
sun that brings
intense heat and light in midsummer), Nessa (熱砂/ Boiling sand=Sand scorched
by the heat
of the midsummer sun),Hideri (旱 / Continuing to shine without rain in extreme
heat),
Neppu (熱風 / The hot, dry wind that blows in midsummer / Wind blowing on
hot sandy
beaches and paved roads),etc.
It may be unique to Japanese culture that there are so many words to describe
the summer
heat.
As the world continues to experience dangerous heat, UN Secretary-General
Antonio
Guterres has sounded the alarm, using a new term: “global boiling.”
Will this heat continue?
Everyone, please be careful of heatstroke and survive this summer.
[Note] specific ; 特定の、固有の、具体的な、 numerical :数字上の、数字で表した
seasonal greetings ; 時候(季節)の挨拶、 linger ; 居残る、長引く、 Here lists 〜 ; 〜を以下に列挙する
searing ; (暑さや感覚などが)焼け付くような、 scorch ; 焼け付く、焦げる
be unique to 〜 ; 〜に特有なものである、 〜ならではである、 UN Secretary-General ; 国連事務総長
Antonio Guterres ; アントニオ グテーレス(ポルトガル元首相、国連事務総長)
sound the alarm ; 警鐘を鳴らす、 global boiling ; 地球沸騰、 heatstroke ; 熱中症、熱射病
survive ; 生き残る、(困難な状況で) 何とかやっていく
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