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冷夏

Reading

Kana: れいか
Romaji: reika
Kana
Romaji

Definition

1

cool summer; cold summer; cooler-than-normal summer

Kanji

Readings: レイ、 つめ.たい、 ひ.える、 ひ.や、 ひ.ややか、 ひ.やす、 ひ.やかす、 さ.める、 さ.ます
Meanings: cool, cold (beer, person), chill
Readings: カ、 ガ、 ゲ、 なつ
Meaning: summer

Example Sentences

今年(ことし)(なつ)冷夏(れいか)になりそうだ。
➥It seems to be cold again this summer.
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昨年(さくねん)異常(いじょう)冷夏(れいか)で、稲作(いなさく)は10(ねん)ぶりの凶作(きょうさく)だった。
➥It was exceptionally cold last summer, and the rice crop was the worst in 10 years.
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冷夏(れいか)のおかげで、ビールの()()きはよくなかった。
➥Thanks to a cold summer, beer has sold poorly.
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