ChiramiN4 kanji · 10 strokes
夏 means summer
夏
夏Memory trick
A head held high and slow, dragging feet (夂) in the heat: summer.
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Meaning and readings
- Meaning
- summer
- JLPT level
- N4
- Strokes
- 10
- School grade
- Grade 2 in Japan
Japanese (kunyomi) なつ natsu
なつ (natsu) is the Japanese word for this kanji. You use it when the kanji stands alone or has kana after it. Dictionaries call this the kun reading.
From Chinese (onyomi) カ ka
カ (ka) came from Chinese with the character. You mostly hear it in words made of several kanji. Dictionaries call this the on reading.
Other readings from Chinese: ガ ga, ゲ ge
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Common word
夏休み なつやすみ · natsuyasumi
summer vacation, summer holiday
Built from
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自 Used in 12 kanji
See all 3 at N5 and N4目 Used in 136 kanji
See all 14 at N5 and N4夂 Used in 47 kanji
See all 4 at N5 and N4Quick check
What does 夏 mean?
Right: 夏 means summer.Not quite: 夏 means summer.In 夏休み, which reading does 夏 use?
Right. 夏休み is read なつやすみ (natsuyasumi): 夏 takes なつ, its Japanese reading.Not quite. 夏休み is read なつやすみ (natsuyasumi): 夏 takes なつ, its Japanese reading.