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Weather & Climate

もわっと

mowatto

Hot, stifling air blast

A sudden wave of hot, humid air hitting you — like stepping outside from an air-conditioned building in summer.

💡Exiting a cool building into summer heat — 'The air hit me mowatto when I stepped outside.'

Example

湯気がもわっと立ち上った。

Steam rose up mowatto in a warm cloud.

Quiz yourself

Stepping off the train, the summer heat hit me ___.

電車を降りたら、夏の熱気が○○と押し寄せた。

summerhumiditydiscomfortcommute
Intermediate