夏 (natsu) Kanji Meaning: "Summer" | Learn Kanji with Pictures

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Drawing: You drag your feet under the blazing sun: summer.

夏 means summer

You drag your feet under the blazing sun: summer.

On'yomi

  • カka
  • ガga
  • ゲge

Kun'yomi

  • なつnatsu

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Common words

  • 夏なつsummer
  • 真夏まなつmiddle of summer; height of summer
  • 夏バテなつばてsuffering from summer heat; summer heat fatigue
  • 夏休みなつやすみsummer vacation; summer holiday

Through history

  1. Oracle bone script form of 夏Oracle bone
  2. Bronze script form of 夏Bronze
  3. Seal script form of 夏Seal
  4. Today

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