しょ
初
か
夏

noun

  1. early summer.
  2. fourth month of the lunar calendar. Obsolete term.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
しょ
初
か
夏
 初夏 しょか ✔
はつ
初
なつ
夏
 初夏 はつなつ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

first time, beginning
ショ　はじ.め　はつ (4th, N3)
clothes, clothing radical (no. 145
ころも
sword, saber, knife
かたな　トウ　ち (2nd, N1)
summer
なつ　ゲ　カ (2nd, N4)
neck(首) variant
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
oneself
ジ　みずか.ら　おの.ずから (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
eye, class, look
め　モク　ボク (1st, N4)
late, delayed, winter radical (no. 34)
チ　しゅう (Kentei 1)