This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: カ、ガ、ゲ、なつ
Romaji: ka, ga, ge, natsu
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

summer

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  10
Radical Number:  1
Frequency:  659
Grade:  2
Skip Pattern:  2-2-8
Korean Reading:  ha
Chinese Reading:  jia3
Unicode:  590f
JIS:  3246

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2113
Nelson Index: 58
New Nelson Index: 1120
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4i7.5
Four Corner Index: 1040.7
Guide to Remembering Index: 82
Gakken Index: 580
Japanese Names Index: 1161
Daikanwanjiten Index: 5720
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 3.0303
Remembering the kanji Index: 296
Busy People Index: 3.10
Kanji Flashcards Index: 148
Kodansha Compact Index: 402
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 88
Kanji in Context Index: 97
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1339
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1815
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 302
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 317
Essential Kanji Index: 163
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2619
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3167
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 52
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 188

Words

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Xia (dynasty of China; perhaps mythological)
()
summer (on the lunisolar calendar: 16th day of the 4th month to the 15th day of the 7th month)
夏時間 (なつじかん)
daylight savings time; summer time
真夏 (まなつ)
midsummer
夏場 (なつば)
summertime
(なつ)
summer
夏季 (かき、なつき)
summer season
夏休み (なつやすみ)
summer vacation; summer holiday
初夏 (しょか、はつなつ)
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
夏期 (かき)
summer term (e.g. school); summer period
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