夏 — 10 strokes ／ Radical「夂」
道9Elementary year 2 ／ 10 strokes ／ Radical「夂」
- On
- カ・ゲか・げ · ka · ge
- Kun
- なつnatsu
- Meaning
- summer
Stroke order
Origin
Said to come from a dancing figure at a summer festival.
Readings and examples
| Onカかka | 夏季かき初夏しょか盛夏せいか |
|---|---|
| Onゲげge | 夏至げし |
| Kunなつnatsu | 夏なつ夏服なつふく真夏まなつ |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 夏休みなつやすみ
summer vacation
- 真夏まなつ
midsummer
- 冬温夏凊とうおんかせい
- 夏禹かう
- 銷夏しょうか
- 初夏しょか
Example
夏は あついです。
Summer is hot.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
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Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)