Japanese symbol for “summertime”
夏場
なつば
Romaji: natsuba
summertime; summer season
In Japanese, summertime is 夏場, read なつば (natsuba).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n summertime; summer season
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “summertime”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 夏季 | かき kaki | summer season; summer; summertime |
| 夏時 | かじ kaji | summertime |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 夏休み | なつやすみ natsuyasumi | summer vacation; summer holiday |
| 真夏 | まなつ manatsu | middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer |
| 夏季 | かき kaki | summer season; summer; summertime |
| 初夏 | しょか shoka | early summer |
| 今夏 | こんか konka | this summer; next summer; last summer |
| 場所 | ばしょ basho | place; location; spot |
| 場合 | ばあい baai | case; occasion; situation |
| 登場 | とうじょう toujou | entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.) |
See also: Chinese symbol for “summertime”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.