暑い
あつい · atsui · JLPT N5 · i-adj
hot
☀️🥵 暑 = sun 日 on top + 者; the sun radical marks weather heat
Atsui has three spellings: 暑い for weather, 熱い for hot objects, 厚い for thick. The one with the sun 日 on top is the weather one. Sound hook: At-SUI, as in it is so hot AT SUmmer.