N4 Kanji: 夏 (Summer)
JLPT N4 kanji 夏 — readings, vocabulary, stroke order, mnemonic, and common confusion pairs.
Character Info
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 夏 |
| Strokes | 10 |
| Radical | 夂 (walk slowly) |
| JLPT Level | N4 |
Readings
| Type | Japanese | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| On-yomi | カ | ka |
| Kun-yomi | なつ | natsu |
Vocabulary
| 夏 | なつ | natsu | summer | | 夏休み | なつやすみ | natsuyasumi | summer vacation | | 夏至 | げし
Stroke Order
geshi | summer solstice | | 初夏 | しょか | shoka | early summer | | 真夏 | まなつ | manatsu | midsummer |
Mnemonic
1-7. Top/middle portion (a face with elaborate headdress). 8-10. Bottom 夂 (legs walking).
Common Confusion Pairs
A person wearing an elaborate summer headdress performing a dance (夂 = walking/dancing feet) — a summer festival.