盛夏(せいか)

せいか
noun
midsummer; the height of summer
formalwrittentime-season
1. midsummer; the height of summer
The hottest period of summer, typically referring to July and August in Japan. A somewhat literary or formal word for the peak of the summer season.
盛夏(せいか)の候(こう)、いかがお過(す)ごしですか。
In this midsummer season, how are you doing?
A formal seasonal greeting used in letters.
盛夏(せいか)を迎(むか)え、気温(きおん)が三十五度(さんじゅうごど)を超(こ)える日(ひ)が続(つづ)いている。
With midsummer upon us, temperatures exceeding 35 degrees have continued.
盛夏(せいか)にはビールの売(う)り上(あ)げが伸(の)びる。
Beer sales increase in midsummer.

Usage

Literary and formal. Its main home is the seasonal greeting at the start of a letter (時候(じこう)の挨拶(あいさつ)): 盛夏(せいか)の候(こう), used from mid-July into August. Also 盛夏(せいか)を迎(むか)え in news and business writing.

Similar words

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Homophones: 成果(せいか) (result), 聖火(せいか) (Olympic flame), 製菓(せいか) (confectionery).

Related Words

Compare: 晩夏(ばんか) (late summer)
Compare: 真夏(まなつ) (midsummer)
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Added 2026.3.24 20:26 · Revised 2026.10.12 23:19
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