真ま夏なつ

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

Refers to the hottest period of summer, typically July–August in Japan. Used in weather forecasts, seasonal descriptions, and everyday conversation.

真ま夏なつの〈物もの〉midsummer's ~ (e.g. the blazing sun)
真ま夏なつの太たい陽ようが容よう赦しゃなく照てりつけている。
The midsummer sun is beating down mercilessly.
真ま夏なつのように〈形けい容よう詞し〉as hot as midsummer
今日きょうは真ま夏なつのように暑あつい。
Today it's as hot as midsummer.
真ま夏なつを〈動どう詞し〉to reach/enter midsummer
日本にほん列れっ島とうはいよいよ真ま夏なつを迎むかえた。
The Japanese archipelago has finally entered the height of summer.

盛せい夏か
盛夏 is a more formal, literary word for the height of summer, while 真夏 is the everyday term used in conversation and weather reports.
暑しょ中ちゅう
真夏 is a general term for midsummer, while 暑中 specifically highlights the intense heat and is used in formal seasonal greetings.
夏なつ場ば
真夏 refers to the peak of summer with the most intense heat, whereas 夏場 covers the broader summer season including its early and late parts.

真ま冬ふゆ
真夏 refers to the hottest part of summer, while 真冬 refers to the coldest part of winter.

初しょ夏かN2
初夏 means early summer (around May–June), whereas 真夏 means the peak, hottest part of summer (July–August), so the two mark opposite ends of the season.

Compound of 真 (ma, 'true, just') + 夏 (natsu, 'summer'), literally 'true summer' or 'height of summer'.