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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: Carlos 夏瑠路寿 · Marcus 真夏寿 · Cameron 夏芽路 · Zachary 彩夏里 · Caroline 夏路来 · Catherine 夏冴鈴 · Katherine 夏冴鈴 · Kam 夏夢 · Alka 愛瑠夏 · Carl 夏瑠 · Caro 夏路 · Karl 夏瑠 and 178 more
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