Word Meaning

ge

夏 is read as げ (ge) and means summer (on the lunisolar calendar: 16th day of the 4th month to the 15th day of the 7th month).

Meaning

English

  1. summer (on the lunisolar calendar: 16th day of the 4th month to the 15th day of the 7th month)

Reading

Kana

Romaji

ge

Stroke Sequence

1 Characters • 10 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Antonyms Related Words ,冷やし中華,海水浴,季節,,,,味わう Rank 135292 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

夏休み

なつやすみ

summer vacation

夏ばて

なつばて

suffering from summer heat

夏物

なつもの

summer goods

夏場

なつば

summertime

夏時間

なつじかん

daylight saving time

夏山

なつやま

mountain that is often climbed in summer

夏日

なつび

day on which the temperature reaches at least 25°C

夏服

なつふく

summer clothing

真夏

まなつ

middle of summer

今夏

こんか

this summer

夏季

かき

summer season

夏至

げし

summer solstice

Example Sentences

10

なつはうみにいきたい。

I want to go to the beach in summer.

ことしのなつはとてもあつい。

This summer is very hot.

なつやすみにそふぼのいえへいく。

I'm going to my grandparents' house during summer vacation.

なつになるとあいすがよくうれる。

Ice cream sells well in summer.

かれはなつがいちばんすきだ。

Summer is his favorite season.

なつのよるはかぜがきもちいい。

The breeze on a summer night feels nice.

なつでもこのやまはすずしい。

This mountain is cool even in summer.

なつまつりではなびをみた。

I watched fireworks at the summer festival.

なつがくるまえにえあこんをなおした。

I fixed the air conditioner before summer came.

It's summer.