Word Meaning 初夏

しょか shoka

初夏 is read as しょか (shoka) and means early summer.

Meaning

English

early summer
fourth month of the lunar calendar

Reading

Kana

しょか

Romaji

shoka

Writing Variants

初夏はつなつ hatsunatsu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Antonyms 晩夏 Rank 380 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

夏初月

なつはづき

4th month of the lunar calendar

初

はつ

first

初日

しょにち

first day

初産

ういざん

first childbirth

初期

しょき

early days

初出

しょしゅつ

first appearance

初心

しょしん

original intention

初任給

しょにんきゅう

initial salary

初歩

しょほ

basics

初雪

はつゆき

first snow (of the season)

初めて

はじめて

for the first time

初夢

はつゆめ

dream on the night of setsubun