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Frequency: 659
JLPT N3
Grade 2

Meanings

summer

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ă‚«
ガ
ă‚Č
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ăȘ぀

Common Words

げ
Noun
Freq #629
1

Buddhism

summer (on the lunisolar calendar: 16th day of the 4th month to the 15th day of the 7th month)

ăȘ぀
Adverb
Noun
Freq #1160
1

summer

Examples
ă“ăźć€æœ€é«˜ăźæš‘ă•ă ă€‚
It is the hottest this summer.
ăȘ぀やすみ
Noun
Freq #3616
1

summer vacation; summer holiday

Examples
ă“ăźć€äŒ‘ăżăŻă©ă“ă‹ăžèĄŒăăźă§ă™ă‹ă€‚
Are you going away this summer?
ăŸăȘ぀
Noun
Freq #11646
1

middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer

Examples
è­ŠćŻŸă«ă‚ˆă‚Œă°ă€çœŸć€ăźă†ă ă‚‹ă‚ˆă†ăȘæš‘ă•ăŒăăźæšŽć‹•ă«ç«ă‚’ă€ă‘ăŸăšă„ă†ă“ăšă ă€‚
The police blamed the hot dog-days for sparking the riot.
しょか
は぀ăȘ぀
Noun
Freq #14276
1

early summer

2

しょか only; Obsolete term

fourth month of the lunar calendar

ć€ăŸă€ă‚Š
ć€ç„­
ăȘă€ăŸă€ă‚Š
Noun
Freq #19731
1

summer festival; summer matsuri

Examples
ăƒˆăƒ ăŻć€ç„­ă‚Šă«ć‚ćŠ ă—ăŸă€‚
Tom took part in the summer festival.
ăȘ぀ば
Noun
Freq #23830
1

summertime; summer season

Examples
ć€ć Žăźæ±äșŹăŻć°éąšă«èŠ‹èˆžă‚ă‚Œă‚„ă™ă„ă€‚
Tokyo is subject to typhoons in summer.
ăȘă€ă”ă
Noun
Freq #27423
1

summer clothes; summer wear; summer uniform

Examples
ć€æœă‚’ç€ă‚Œă°ă„ă„ăźă«ă€‚
Why don't you wear summer clothes?
げし
Noun
Freq #30489
1

summer solstice

かき
Noun
ïœžăź Adj.
Freq #35875
1

summer term (e.g. school); summer period

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