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Kanji for Summer
The kanji for “summer” is 夏, read ka and written in 10 strokes. Here is what it means, how it is read, and the names it is used in.
summer
Summer, the season of light, festivals and fireworks.
10 strokes On reading カ、ガ、ゲ (ka, ga, ge) Kun reading なつ (natsu) JLPT N3
Dictionary meanings: summer
Readings used for names on Nazuke: ka, ge, natsu
In Japan it appears in about 1,498 given names in the JMnedict name dictionary, mostly in girls’ names.
Names written with 夏: Erica 恵理夏 · Erika 恵理夏 · Lucas 瑠夏澄 · Marcus 真夏澄 · Monica 百新夏 · Rebecca 礼笑夏 · Zachary 冴夏理 · Ka 夏 · Chi 夏生 · Kai 夏生 · Carl 夏瑠 · Karl 夏瑠 and 86 more
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