Memory phrase for the character: 夏

夏

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Meaning

summer

Pronunciation

 KA, GE
natsu

Explanation

 From top: Cover 一 (against the sun), I, myself 自 (The emphasized ノ eye 目 is myself.), upturned foot 夂(= sitting cross-legged) (cf.: head/forehead 頁)

Mnemonic
 
Covered (= in the shade) I myself sit cross-legged, because it is summer.

Radicals

一 oneSimply one stroke for "one".
自 oneselfThe Radical mizukara shows an eye 目 and has an emphasis ノ to express that the own person is meant.
夂 crossed legsThis radical is either understood as sitting with crossed legs or an upturned foot.
頁 (fore-)head, pageThe radical oogai stands for (fore-)head and is at the right side of the kanji. Also this character 首 is used for: head.
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 Vocabulary

夏 なつ  summer
夏期 かき  Summer time, summer season
夏至 げし  summer solstice
夏休み なつやすみ  summer vacation, summer holiday

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