夏 (なつ · なつやすみ · こんか)

Etymology

Pictograph of a person, represented by their head (頁) and feet (夂), being heated underneath the sun (日). The sun component was later omitted for brevity during the Warring States period.

Components

• 日 — The sun (日) component began to be omitted for brevity during the Warring States period.
• 頁 — Depicts a head.
• 夂 — Depicts a foot.

Example sentences

1. 夏だね。 — It's summer.
2. 夏が来た。 — Summer has come.
3. 夏は終わった。 — Summer is gone.
4. 私は夏子です。 — I'm Natsuko.
5. 夏は日が長い。 — The days are long in the summer.

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