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夏 = 一 + 自 + 夂
夏 is a Japanese kanji written with 10 strokes, listed here under the keyword “summer”. It is built from 一 (one), 自 (oneself) and 夂 (walking legs). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 317. It appears as a component in 1 other character in this index.
- Keyword
- summer
- RTK frame
- 317
- Strokes
- 10
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- カ, ガ, ゲ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- なつ
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- лето
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 夏 summer
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
Characters that contain 夏
How to find 夏 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “one” + “oneself” + “walking legs”. 夏 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 夏 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.