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A19 Noun

初夏(しょか)early summer, , fourth month of the lunar calendar

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    1. Noun

      1. 1.

        early summer

      2. 2.

        fourth month of the lunar calendar

        Obsolete term, Only applies to しょか

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    初夏 【しょか】初夏 【はつなつ】

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    • 初夏(しょか)(かぜ)好き(すき)

      I like the early summer breeze.

    • 初夏(しょか)(そら)(あお)い。

      The early summer sky is blue.

    • 初夏(しょか)日差(ひざ)しはまだ(やわ)らかい。

      The early summer sunlight is still gentle.

    • 妹:「カエルの声が聞こえだしたね。」姉:「ね。初夏(しょか)の始まりの合図かな?」

      Younger sister: "I can hear the frogs starting to croak." Older sister: "Yeah. Is it a sign that early summer is beginning?"

    • 湿(しめ)った空気(くうき)が、初夏(しょか)()わりと梅雨(つゆ)(はじ)まりを(かん)じさせる。

      The damp air makes you feel the end of early summer and the beginning of the rainy season.

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