The kanji 夏: meaning, readings and stroke order

夏

Meaning: summer
On reading: カ ka、ゲ* ge
Kun reading: なつ natsu
Strokes: 10
Radical: 夊 go slowly
Level: Level 2 · grade 2

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: mùa hè (hạ)
Japanese: なつ。
Korean: 여름 (하)
Chinese: 夏天

Readings, words and example sentences

カ ka · on reading · less common

立りっ夏か
start of summer (old calendar)
立りっ夏かをすぎてあつくなりました。
After the start of summer, it got hot.

なつ natsu · kun reading

夏なつ
summer
夏なつは海でおよぎます。
In summer, I swim in the sea.

* marks a less common reading, usually learnt from junior high on.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.