Word Meaning 真夏

まなつ manatsu

真夏 is read as まなつ (manatsu) and means middle of summer.

Meaning

English

middle of summer
height of summer
midsummer

Reading

Kana

まなつ

Romaji

manatsu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Antonyms 真冬 Rank 5848 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

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真夏日

まなつび

day on which the temperature rises above 30°C

真夏の暑さ

まなつのあつさ

heat of high summer

真心

まごころ

sincerity

真ん中

まんなか

middle

真意

しんい

real intention

真理

しんり

truth

真っ先

まっさき

the head

真っ赤

まっか

bright red

真っ白

まっしろ

blank (e.g. mind, paper)

真夜中

まよなか

dead of night

真っ青

まっさお

deep blue

真冬

まふゆ

midwinter

Example Sentences

明日は真夏日になりそうだって。

It looks like tomorrow will be a very hot summer day.

真夏に運動すると、滝のように汗が流れます。

If you exercise during the height of summer, you'll be dripping sweat like a waterfall.

真夏に運動すると、すぐに汗だくになります。

When exercising in mid-summer, I become dripping with sweat.

こんな寒いのになんで真夏みたいな格好してんの？

Why are you dressing like it's the middle of summer when it's this cold?

俺は青二才の頃は蛮カラぶって真夏に二週間ほど、お風呂に入らなかったこともあった。

When I was young, I was a bit scruffy and there were times when I didn't take a bath for up to two weeks during the summer.

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