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

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 note

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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Added 2026.1.9 21:40 · Revised 2026.9.2 11:55

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