夏
なつ
hepburn natsu
summer
Part of speech · noun
Pattern visualization
Examples
- 日本の夏は本当に暑いです。Japanese summer is really hot.
- 夏休みは海に行きます。I go to the sea during summer break.
Collocations
夏 (natsu, summer)夏休み (natsu-yasumi, summer break)夏祭り (natsu-matsuri, summer festival)蚊 (ka, mosquito)花火 (hanabi, fireworks)
Mnemonic
Natsu (夏) is Japanese summer — characterized by high heat and humidity (one notch stickier than Korean August). The school summer break runs late July to late August, with homework attached (free-research projects). The seasonal cluster is rich: natsu-matsuri (summer festivals), hanabi-taikai (fireworks displays), obon (mid-August ancestral observance). In haiku, summer kigo (season words) are the largest reservoir. The word is short but its lexical field is wide — Korean "yeoreum / sambok / hyuga" plus the matsuri / hanabi / obon customs layered on.
Quick check
Mid-August ancestral observance in Japanese summer?