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[げ(夏)]
ge
noun

English Meaning(s) for 夏

noun
  1. summer (on the lunisolar calendar: 16th day of the 4th month to the 15th day of the 7th month)
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Definition and Synonyms for 夏

Summer the warmest season of the year
Synonyms: サマー, 九夏, 夏, 夏, 夏, 夏い, 夏場, 夏季, 夏時, 夏期
Summer in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
Synonyms: サマー, 九夏, 夏, 夏, 夏, 夏い, 夏場, 夏季, 夏時, 夏期

Meanings for each kanji in 夏

» summer

Categories 夏 is a member of

Season one of the natural periods into which the year is divided by the equinoxes and solstices or atmospheric conditions
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Sample Sentences for 夏

We spent happy days there all the summer.
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He stayed in Nagano throughout the summer.
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That patient cannot hold out through the summer.
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I went to the South Pacific for a summer of romantic adventure.
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