Moto 夏: SummerKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- カ、ガ、ゲ
- Kun'yomi
- なつ
- Level
- JLPT N4Jōyō, grade 2
- Words
- 150 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (カ・ガ・ゲ)
- 今夏こんかthis summer; next summer
- 冷夏れいかcool summer; cold summer
- 夏季かきsummer season
- 初夏しょかearly summer
- 夏期かきsummer term (e.g. school); summer period
- 夏至げしsummer solstice
- 春夏秋冬しゅんかしゅうとうspring, summer, autumn (fall) and winter; the four seasons
- 晩夏ばんかlate summer
- 盛夏せいかmidsummer; height of summer
- 一夏いちげone summer (during which a monk attends a summer retreat)
- 三夏さんかthree summer months
- 中夏ちゅうかmidsummer
- 九夏きゅうかsummer
- 仲夏ちゅうかmidsummer
- 冬虫夏草とうちゅうかそうcaterpillar fungus (esp. Cordyceps sinensis)
- 半夏はんげcrow dipper (Pinellia tuber)
- 半夏生はんげしょうChinese lizard's tail (Saururus chinensis)
- 夏中げちゅうperiod during which monks may go into a summer retreat
- 夏冬かとうsummer and winter
- 夏季オリンピックかきオリンピックSummer Olympics
- 夏季五輪かきごりんSummer Olympics
- 夏季休暇かききゅうかsummer vacation
- 夏季料金かきりょうきんsummer rate
- 夏季熱かきねつsummer fever
- 夏安居げあんごsummer retreat where monks stay in the same place to study
- 夏官かかんMinistry of War (Zhou-dynasty China)
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 夏なつsummer
- 夏休みなつやすみsummer vacation; summer holiday
- 夏場なつばsummertime
- 夏場所なつばしょsummer (May) tournament, held in Tokyo
- 真夏まなつmidsummer
- 夏時間なつじかんdaylight saving time; daylight savings time
- 夏ばてなつばてsuffering from summer heat; summer heat fatigue
- 夏山なつやまsummery mountain
- 夏日なつびhot summer day
- 夏服なつふくsummer clothing
- 夏物なつものsummer goods
- 夏祭りなつまつりsummer festival
- 夏草なつくさsummer grass
- 常夏とこなつeverlasting summer
- 真夏日まなつびday on which the temperature rises above 30 degrees Celsius
- 夏いなついblisteringly hot; relentlessly hot
- 夏じゅうなつじゅうwhole summer; summer long
- 夏の大三角なつのだいさんかくSummer Triangle (asterism)
- 夏の月なつのつきthe (cool) summer moon
- 夏の盛りなつのさかりheight of summer; hottest part of summer
- 夏みかんなつみかんChinese citron (Citrus natsudaidai); bitter summer orange (mandarin)
- 夏めくなつめくto become summerly; to become like summer
- 夏やせなつやせlosing weight over the summer
- 夏休みの友なつやすみのともbooklet with homework assignments for the summer vacation
- 夏作なつさくcrops planted in summer
- 夏前になつまえにbefore summer
- 夏厨なつちゅうsummerfag; young and inexperienced user who joins an online community during the summer
- 夏向きなつむきfor summer
- 夏外套なつがいとうsummer overcoat; light jacket
- 夏大根なつだいこんsummer daikon
- 夏学期なつがっきsummer term (of school); summer quarter
Other readings
- 夏バテなつばてsuffering from summer heat; summer heat fatigue
- 夏初月なつはづき4th month of the lunar calendar
- 夏向なつむきfor summer
Showing the 60 most common of 150 words. See them all in the graph.
Kanji that often appear with 夏
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