夏 — summer
なつ
夏
summer
Grade 2
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
10 strokes
time
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.
Meanings
- summer
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).
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.