夏

meaning: summer
reading: カ、ゲ、なつ

 

夏季（カキ）: summer, summertime, the season of summer
夏期（カキ）: summer, summer time, the summer period
晩夏（バンカ）: late summer

夏至（ゲシ）: the summer solstice

<season> the 11th day after the summer solstice

<plant name> a Chinese lizard’s tail (Saururus chinensis)

 

夏（なつ）: summer
夏物（なつもの）: summer clothing, summer clothes
夏服（なつふく）: summer uniform, summer wear
夏ばて（なつばて）: summer fatigue,
夏痩せ（なつやせ）: loss of weight in summer
常夏（とこなつ）: everlasting summer

 

#夏 is listed under the radical of #ぼくにょう（夊）. When 夊 is used at the top of a kanji, it is called ふゆがしら（冬頭）. Make sure you write: 一 + 自 + 夊 (the middle bit is 自, NOT 白).

 

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