夏

Meaning

Summer · verano

Readings

• On (音読み): カ・ゲ
• Kun (訓読み): なつ

Example words

• 夏（なつ）— summer
• 夏休み（なつやすみ）— summer vacation
• 真夏（まなつ）— midsummer

Structure

Radical 夊 (すいにょう · Go slowly) · 10 strokes · school grade 2

Watch out

Seasons are read alone with kun-readings (夏 なつ) but compounds use on-readings: 夏季 かき (summer season), 初夏 しょか. In summer it is 暑い (hot weather), not 熱い (hot to the touch): hace calor → 暑いです. The bottom is 夊 (go slowly).