真夏

Japanese

Kanji in this term
真	夏
ま Grade: 3	なつ Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
眞夏 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

真 (ma-) +‎ 夏 (natsu, “summer”)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) まなつ [mànátsú] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]^[3]
IPA^(key): [ma̠na̠t͡sɨ]

Noun

真(ま)夏(なつ) • (manatsu)

midsummer
Synonym: 盛夏 (seika)

Antonym: 真冬 (mafuyu, “midwinter”)

Usage notes

Refers to a rather long time centered around the middle of the summer. The hottest part of the summer.

Related terms

真(ま)夏(なつ)日(び) (manatsubi)

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN