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夏休み

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
なつ
Grade: 2
やす
Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Etymology

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(なつ) (natsu, summer) + (やす) (yasumi, vacation; holiday)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(なつ)(やす) (natsuyasumi

  1. summer vacation; summer break; summer holidays
    Coordinate terms: 秋休み (akiyasumi, autumn break), 冬休み (fuyuyasumi, winter break), 春休み (haruyasumi, spring break)
    今年(ことし)夏休(なつやす)はいつもより(すこ)(みじか)い。
    Kotoshi no natsuyasumi wa itsumo yori sukoshi mijikai.
    This year's summer vacation is slightly shorter than usual.

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (2016), NHK日本語発音アクセント新辞典 [New NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2020), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Eighth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN