# 夏 — Summer

Frequency rank 633 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 休 (Rest), less common than 処 (Deal With).

- On’yomi: か、げ
- Kun’yomi: なつ
- Radical: 夊 Go Slowly (Kangxi 35)
- Frequency path: Level V of XX

Ground (ground) lines the top, self (self) fills the middle, and winter (winter) chills the bottom — the ground above you, yourself in the center, and winter's cold below — but this is summer, when even winter retreats.

In words:

- 夏 なつ — summer
- 夏休み なつやすみ — summer holiday

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