真夏

まなつ

Meanings

1. Noun middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer

Kanji

• 真 true. Read as ま.
• 夏 summer. Read as なつ.

Example sentences

• この町の気候は非常に温和で、真夏でも寒暖計が３０度にあがることはめったにない。
  The climate of this town is so mild that the thermometer seldom rises to thirty degrees, even in midsummer.
• こんな寒いのになんで真夏みたいな格好してんの？
  Why are you dressing like it's the middle of summer when it's this cold?
• 真夏に運動すると、すぐに汗だくになります。
  When exercising in mid-summer, I become dripping with sweat.
• 真夏に運動すると、滝のように汗が流れます。
  If you exercise during the height of summer, you'll be dripping sweat like a waterfall.

Words containing 真夏

• 真夏日 (まなつび) day on which the temperature rises above 30°C
• 真夏の暑さ (まなつのあつさ) heat of high summer

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