夏
Summer
Meanings
Summer
On'yomi
か、 が、 げ
Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.
Kun'yomi
なつ
Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.
Stroke order
夏 is written in 10 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).
About this kanji
夏 (Summer) is taught on WaniKani at level 7 and appears in the JLPT N4 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 2 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #659 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 10 strokes.
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