JLPT N4 · 10 strokes
Kanji 夏: "summer"
The kanji 夏 means "summer". It is written with 10 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N4, read カ, ガ, ゲ in on'yomi and なつ in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
カガゲ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
なつ
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | summer |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 10 |
| JLPT level | N4 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 2 |
| Frequency rank | 659 of 2,501 |
Common words with 夏
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 夏summer
- 夏休みsummer vacation; summer holiday
- 真夏middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
- 初夏early summer · fourth month of the lunar calendar
- 夏祭りsummer festival; summer matsuri
- 夏場summertime; summer season
- 夏服summer clothes; summer wear; summer uniform
- 夏至summer solstice
- 夏期summer term (e.g. school); summer period
- 常夏everlasting summer
- 夏季summer season; summer; summertime
- 夏空summer sky; summery weather; clear, blazing summer weather
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