夏 — summer
なつ
夏
summer
なつ
U+590F
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #659
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #298
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
Remember 夏
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Meanings
- summer
Readings
- On'yomi
- か ka が ga げ ge
- Kun'yomi
- なつ natsu
word
なつ natsu Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
か ka On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
げ ge On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
Words by frequency and grade
13 wordsEach dot is a word containing 夏: further left is more common, higher up needs a later school grade (the grade of its hardest kanji). Click a dot to open the word.
S = secondary school · 8 words have no frequency rank; they sit in the Unranked column.
Appears in idioms
Components
Composed of
Pictographic evolution. Originally depicted a person with a large headdress — a dancer in summer rituals. The grapheme 夂 (trailing foot) shows the dance step. Summer.