더위

더위가 · 더위를

heat, hot weather

Example

올해 여름은 더위가 정말 심해요.

The heat this summer is really intense.

Word parts

Noun from 덥다 'hot': the ㅂ softens into 우, giving 더위.

Good to know

더위를 타다 means 'to be sensitive to heat'; 더위를 먹다 means to get sick from the heat.

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