夏
summer
Readings
On'yomi (音読み)
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
Stroke Order
10 / 10
Information
Vocabulary
カ
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 今夏 | コンカ | this summer; next summer; last summer |
| 春夏秋冬 | シュンカシュウトウ | spring, summer, autumn (fall) and winter; the four seasons |
| 初夏 | ショカ | early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar |
| 夏季 | カキ | summer season; summer; summertime |
| 冷夏 | レイカ | cool summer; cold summer; cooler-than-normal summer |
ゲ
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 夏至 | ゲシ | summer solstice |
| 夏至線 | ゲシセン | Tropic of Cancer |
| 夏至点 | ゲシテン | summer solstitial point |
| 半夏生 | ハンゲショウ | Chinese lizard's tail (Saururus chinensis); 11th day after the summer solstice; last seed-sowing and rice-planting day |
| 半夏生 | ハンゲショウ | Chinese lizard's tail (Saururus chinensis); 11th day after the summer solstice; last seed-sowing and rice-planting day |
Visually Similar Kanji
These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes
更
grow late, night watch, sit up late, of course, renew, renovate, again, more and more, further
Grade 8JLPT 3
臭
stinking, ill-smelling, suspicious looking, odor, savor, fragrance, be fragrant, stink, glow, be bright
Grade 8JLPT 1
東
east
Grade 2JLPT 5
畝
furrow, thirty tsubo, ridge, rib
Grade 8JLPT 1
頂
place on the head, receive, top of head, top, summit, peak
Grade 6JLPT 3
規
standard, measure
Grade 5JLPT 3
直
straightaway, honesty, frankness, fix, repair
Grade 2JLPT 3
貝
shellfish
Grade 1JLPT 2
負
defeat, negative, -, minus, bear, owe, assume a responsibility
Grade 3JLPT 3
泉
spring, fountain
Grade 6JLPT 2