真夏(まなつ)

まなつ
noun
midsummer; height of summer
1. midsummer; height of summer
The hottest part of summer, roughly mid-July through August in Japan.
真夏(まなつ)の太陽(たいよう)。
The midsummer sun.
真夏(まなつ)は暑(あつ)くて外(そと)に出(で)たくない。
In midsummer it's so hot I don't want to go outside.
真夏(まなつ)の昼間(ひるま)は気温(きおん)が三十五度(さんじゅうごど)を超(こ)えることもある。
In the middle of summer, daytime temperatures can exceed 35 degrees.

Formed with the prefix 真(ま)- (true, exact), which here marks the peak of the season — compare 真冬(まふゆ) (midwinter) and 真夜中(まよなか) (the dead of night).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 真夏(まなつ)の暑(あつ)さ: the midsummer heat
  • 真夏(まなつ)日(び): a day with a high of 30°C or above

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 盛夏(せいか): high summer — more formal and literary
  • 晩夏(ばんか): late summer
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