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): [ma̠na̠t͡sɨᵝ]

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

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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