10 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 2nd grade
JLPT exam level N4

summer

Kun'yomi
  • summer
On'yomi
  • Xia dynasty (of China; ca. 2070-1600 BCE; possibly mythological)
  • summer (on the lunisolar calendar: 16th day of the 4th month to the 15th day of the 7th month)

Main Radical

(KanXi) (Nelson)

Reading Commonality

なつ 82.8%
10.0%
7.2%

Character Breakdown

summer
なつ ゲ カ (2nd, N4)
neck(首) variant
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
oneself
ジ みずか.ら おの.ずから (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
late, delayed, winter radical (no. 34)
チ しゅう (Kentei 1)

Contained In

Common Words

one summer (during which a monk attends a summer retreat)
middle of summer
spring and summer
suffering from summer heat
everlasting summer
summer clothes
summer cold (illness)
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References

Unicode hex code 590F
JIS X 0208 1-18-38
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 58
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1120
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2113
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2619
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1339
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1815
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 296
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 317
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 580
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1161
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 163
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 5720
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 82
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 461
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 469
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 52
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 148
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 88
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 188
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 97
AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III 3.10
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 402
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 302
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4i7.5
Four corner code 1024.7
De Roo Code 3167