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夏 Summer (on the lunisolar calendar: 16th day of the 4th month to the 15th day of the 7th month) - Japanese Dictionary Lookup
夏
English: Summer (on the lunisolar calendar: 16th day of the 4th month to the 15th day of the 7th month)
Onyomi:
カ
ガ
ゲ
Kunyomi:
なつ
Romaji:
ge
ka
ga
ge
natsu
Radical: 夊
Kanji: 夏 (10 Strokes)
Grade Level: 2
JLPT Level: JLPT 1
Frequency Rank: 659
Part of Speech: noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

ながくあついなつ :: 長く暑い夏 Long, hot summer (of 1967, when race riots occurred in many cities in the US)

なつへのとびら :: 夏への扉 The Door into Summer (1957 novel by Robert A. Heinlein)

かかじほう :: 華夏時報 The Huaxia Times

なつのよのゆめ :: 夏の夜の夢 A Midsummer Night's Dream (comedy by William Shakespeare)

かかぎんこう :: 華夏銀行 Huaxia Bank

なつだいだい :: 夏橙 Japanese summer orange

なつだいだい :: 夏橙 Natsumikan (Citrus natsudaidai)

なつがすみ :: 夏がすみ Summer mist

なつがすみ :: 夏がすみ Summer haze

なつがすみ :: 夏霞 Summer mist

なつがすみ :: 夏霞 Summer haze

かか :: 華夏 Civilized land

かか :: 華夏 Huaxia (historical concept of China)

しゅんか :: 春夏 Spring and summer

ひなつぼし :: 火夏星 Mars (planet)

なつさくもつ :: 夏作物 Crops planted in summer

なつはぎ :: 夏萩 Bush clover blossoming in the summer (esp. Lespedeza thunbergii)

なつやさい :: 夏野菜 Summer vegetables

ねったいかきしょううきこう :: 熱帯夏季少雨気候 Tropical savannah climate

ねったいかきしょううきこう :: 熱帯夏季少雨気候 Tropical wet and dry climate

なつしお :: 夏潮 Tide reflecting the summer sun

なつしお :: 夏潮 Summer tide

せいかご :: 西夏語 Tangut (language)

せいか :: 西夏 Mi-nyak

せいか :: 西夏 Tangut Empire

せいか :: 西夏 Western Hsia

せいか :: 西夏 Western Xia (1038-1227)

Using 夏 in sentences:

(Japanese) 来年の夏にオーストラリアに行く予定なんです。

(English) I'm going to visit Australia next summer.

(Japanese) トムは夏が嫌いなんだ。暑すぎるんだってさ。

(English) Tom doesn't like summer. He says it's too hot.

(Japanese) もう、夏の暑さが恋しいの？

(English) Do you already miss the summer heat?

(Japanese) 来年の夏もオーストラリアに行くつもりなの？

(English) Are you going to Australia next summer, too?

(Japanese) 北国の冬は長いけど、夏は短い。

(English) Winters in the north are long, but summers are short.

How do you say Summer (on the lunisolar calendar: 16th day of the 4th month to the 15th day of the 7th month) in Japanese?

Answer: 夏

How many kanji strokes does 夏 have?

Answer: 10

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