{"id":62958,"date":"2016-06-30T18:13:32","date_gmt":"2016-06-30T09:13:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cotoacademy.com\/japanese-seasonal-words-for-summer\/"},"modified":"2026-01-30T10:47:33","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T01:47:33","slug":"japanese-seasonal-words-for-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cotoacademy.com\/ja\/japanese-seasonal-words-for-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"Japanese summer words: Top 20 most popular words under the sun"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Japanese Summer is finally around the corner and despite the heat in this season, there are many things to enjoy<\/a>. Time for you to boost your conversation with 20 perfect Japanese seasonal words for summer!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This time of year, festivals are held continuously which hyped up the summer spirit. What is summer without dressing up in yukata and viewing fireworks in the night sky? Refreshing watermelon, ice-shaved desserts and sodas are sold everywhere. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

1 – Summer
Natsu
\u590f<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2 – Summer vacation
<\/span>Natsu yasumi
\u590f\u4f11\u307f<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

3 – Festival<\/a>
Matsuri
\u796d\u308a
A summer festival is a “natsu-matsuri”: \u590f\u796d\u308a<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

4 – Sunflower
Himawari
\u5411\u65e5\u8475<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5 – <\/span>Windchime
<\/span>Fuurin
\u98a8\u9234
<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

6 – Bamboo blind
Aosudare
\u9752\u7c3e<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7 – Fan
Uchiwa
<\/span>\u56e3\u6247<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

8 – Folding fan
Sensu
\u6247\u5b50<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Remember to get yourself one when you come to Japan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

9 – Fireworks
Hanabi
\u82b1\u706b<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

10 – Japanese shaved ice dessert<\/a>
Kakigoori
\u304b\u304d\u6c37<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

11 – Ramune soda
Ramune
\u30e9\u30e0\u30cd<\/p>\n\n\n\n

12 – Watermelon
Suika
\u30b9\u30a4\u30ab<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The activity consisting in cracking the watermelon is called “suikawari”: \u30b9\u30a4\u30ab\u5272\u308a.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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1 of the most popular fruit in summer in Japan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

13 – Cicada
Semi
\u8749<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

14 – Anti Mosquito incense
Katori Senko
\u868a\u53d6\u308a\u7dda\u9999<\/p>\n\n\n\n

15 – Clouds standing like moutain peak during summer
Kumonomine
\u96f2\u306e\u5cf0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

16 – Raining chilliness
Tsuyuzamu
\u6885\u96e8\u5bd2<\/p>\n\n\n\n

17 – Thunder
Kaminari
\u96f7
18 – Heat at Zenith
Hizakari
\u65e5\u76db\u308a
19 – Enjoying the cool air
Suzumi
\u6dbc\u307f
20 – Summer breeze
Kunpuu
\u85ab\u98a8<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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