noun, takes genitive case の

  1. summer term (e.g. school), summer period.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
夏期 かき

Contained Kanji 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)
period, time, date
キ ゴ (3rd, N3)
that
キ ゴ それ (Kentei Pre-1)
sweet, coax, pamper
あま.い カン うま.い (7th, N2)
twenty
にじゅう ジュウ ニュウ (Kentei Pre-1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)