暑気払い

Reading

Kana: しょきばらい

Romaji: shokibarai

Definition

noun

1

avoiding the summer heat; beating the summer heat

Kanji

暑

Readings: ショ、 あつ.い

Meanings: sultry, hot, summer heat

気

Readings: キ、 ケ、 いき

Meanings: spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood

払

Readings: フツ、 ヒツ、 ホツ、 はら.う、 -はら.い、 -ばら.い

Meanings: pay, clear out, prune, banish, dispose of