夏なつ近ちかしじ字FuriganaAudioMeanings1nounnear summer; end of springA poetic or literary noun referring to the time when summer is approaching, often used in haiku or seasonal descriptions.夏なつ近ちかし、木き々ぎの緑みどりが濃こくなってきた。Break this sentence down in the analyzerSummer is near; the trees' green has deepened.俳はい句くで「夏なつ近ちかし」は初しょ夏かの季き語ごとして使つかわれる。Break this sentence down in the analyzerIn haiku, 'natsuchikashi' is used as a seasonal word for early summer.