初夏
Chinese
initial; first; beginning; junior; basic | summer; Xia (proper name) | ||
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simp. and trad. (初夏) | 初 | 夏 |
Pronunciation
Noun
初夏
- early summer (generally)
Proper noun
初夏
- (archaic) The fourth month of the Chinese lunar calendar.
Synonyms
- 梅月 (Méiyuè), 麥月/麦月, 清和 (Qīnghé), 桐夏, 余月, 孟夏 (Mèngxià), 純月/纯月
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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初 | 夏 |
しょ Grade: 4 | か Grade: 2 |
on’yomi |
Noun
初夏 (hiragana しょか, rōmaji shoka)
- beginning of summer
Related terms
- 夏 (natsu): summer
- 晩夏 (banka): end of summer