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なつくさ natsukusaなつかわ natsukawaなつあらし natsu arashiなつ natsu

summer

Composition

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Origin

The old drawing shows a figure with a large head and marked feet 夂; how it came to mean 'summer' is debated.

In the thoughts

  1. 夏草natsukusasummer grasses
  2. 夏河natsukawasummer river
  3. 夏嵐natsu arashisummer gale

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