夏(なつ)

なつ
noun
summer
1. summer
The warmest season of the year.
夏(なつ)は暑(あつ)い。
Summer is hot.
夏休(なつやす)みに海(うみ)に行(い)く。
I'll go to the beach during summer vacation.
今年(ことし)の夏(なつ)はとても暑(あつ)かった。
This summer was very hot.
夏(なつ)になると毎日(まいにち)暑(あつ)くて、外(そと)に出(で)たくなくなる。
When summer comes, it's hot every day and I don't want to go outside.
去年(きょねん)の夏(なつ)は家族(かぞく)で海(うみ)に行(い)って、毎日(まいにち)泳(およ)いだり遊(あそ)んだりしてとても楽(たの)しかった。
Last summer I went to the beach with my family, and we had a great time swimming and playing every day.

夏(なつ) is summer, the hottest season in Japan (June-August).

JAPANESE SEASONS:

  • 春(はる): spring
  • 夏(なつ): summer
  • 秋(あき): autumn/fall
  • 冬(ふゆ): winter

COMMON COMPOUNDS:

  • 夏休(なつやす)み: summer vacation
  • 真夏(まなつ): midsummer
  • 夏祭(なつまつ)り: summer festival
  • 夏服(なつふく): summer clothes
  • 夏(なつ)バテ: summer fatigue

CULTURAL NOTES:

  • お盆(ぼん): Obon festival (mid-August)
  • 花火(はなび)大会(たいかい): fireworks festivals
  • 甲子園(こうしえん): high school baseball championship

SEASONAL GREETING:
暑中(しょちゅう)お見舞(みま)い申(もう)し上(あ)げます: summer greeting card phrase

Related Words

Antonym: 冬(ふゆ) (winter)
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