初夏

Chinese

		initial; first; beginning initial; first; beginning; junior; basic	summer; Xia (proper name)
trad. (初夏)		初	夏
simp. ^#(初夏)		初	夏

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): chūxià

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄨㄒㄧㄚˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): co¹ haa⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhû-ha

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: chūxià
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄒㄧㄚˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: chusià
  - Wade–Giles: chʻu¹-hsia⁴
  - Yale: chū-syà
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chushiah
  - Palladius: чуся (čusja)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: co¹ haa⁶
  - Yale: chō hah
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tso¹ haa⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: co¹ ha⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɔː⁵⁵ haː²²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhû-ha
  - Hakka Romanization System: cu^ˊ ha
  - Hagfa Pinyim: cu¹ ha⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰu²⁴⁻¹¹ ha⁵⁵/

Noun

初夏

early summer (generally)

Proper noun

初夏

(archaic) The fourth month of the Chinese lunar calendar.

Synonyms

梅月 (Méiyuè), 麥月／麦月, 清和 (Qīnghé), 桐夏, 余月, 孟夏 (Mèngxià), 純月／纯月

Japanese

Kanji in this term
初	夏
しょ Grade: 4	か Grade: 2
on'yomi

Kanji in this term
初	夏
はつ Grade: 4	なつ Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) しょか [shóꜜkà] (Atamadaka – [1])
(Tokyo) はつなつ [hàtsúnátsú] (Heiban – [0])
IPA^(key): [ɕo̞ka̠]
IPA^(key): [ha̠t͡sɨna̠t͡sɨ]

Noun

初(しょ)夏(か) or 初(はつ)夏(なつ) • (shoka or hatsunatsu)

beginning of summer

Related terms

夏(なつ) (natsu): summer
晩夏(ばんか) (banka): end of summer