夏
(なつ)
Learn summer-related foods and items in Japanese.
![](https://nihongoflashcards.com/wp-content/uploads/nihongo-flashcards-summer-01.png)
水着
swimsuit, bathing suit
![](https://nihongoflashcards.com/wp-content/uploads/nihongo-flashcards-summer-02.png)
麦わら帽子
straw hat
![](https://nihongoflashcards.com/wp-content/uploads/nihongo-flashcards-summer-03.png)
サングラス
sunglasses
![](https://nihongoflashcards.com/wp-content/uploads/nihongo-flashcards-summer-04.png)
蚊取り線香
mosquito coil
![](https://nihongoflashcards.com/wp-content/uploads/nihongo-flashcards-summer-05.png)
うちわ
handheld fan
![](https://nihongoflashcards.com/wp-content/uploads/nihongo-flashcards-summer-06.png)
浴衣
yukata (summer kimono)
![](https://nihongoflashcards.com/wp-content/uploads/nihongo-flashcards-summer-07.png)
甚平
men's summer clothes
![](https://nihongoflashcards.com/wp-content/uploads/nihongo-flashcards-summer-08.png)
七夕
Star Festival
![](https://nihongoflashcards.com/wp-content/uploads/nihongo-flashcards-summer-09.png)
ひまわり
sunflower
![](https://nihongoflashcards.com/wp-content/uploads/nihongo-flashcards-summer-10.png)
セミ
cicada
![](https://nihongoflashcards.com/wp-content/uploads/nihongo-flashcards-summer-11.png)
風鈴
wind bell
![](https://nihongoflashcards.com/wp-content/uploads/nihongo-flashcards-summer-12.png)
花火
fireworks
![](https://nihongoflashcards.com/wp-content/uploads/nihongo-flashcards-summer-13.png)
冷やし中華
cold ramen
![](https://nihongoflashcards.com/wp-content/uploads/nihongo-flashcards-summer-14.png)
アイスキャンディー
popsicle
![](https://nihongoflashcards.com/wp-content/uploads/nihongo-flashcards-summer-15.png)
かき氷
shaved ice
![](https://nihongoflashcards.com/wp-content/uploads/nihongo-flashcards-summer-16.png)
そうめん
somen noodles (thin noodles)
![](https://nihongoflashcards.com/wp-content/uploads/nihongo-flashcards-summer-17.png)
うな重
grilled eel over rice
![](https://nihongoflashcards.com/wp-content/uploads/nihongo-flashcards-summer-18.png)
麦茶
barley tea
Listen to the pronunciations and learn related phrases in the video. みてみてね!
Summer Items and Food:
■ 水着 swimsuit
■ 麦わら帽子 straw hat
■ サングラス sunglasses
■ 蚊取り線香 mosquito coil
■ うちわ hand fan
■ 浴衣 yukata (summer kimono)
■ 甚平 jinbei (men’s summer clothes)
■ 七夕 Star Festival
■ ひまわり sunflower
■ セミ cicada
■ 風鈴 wind bell
■ 花火 fireworks
■ 麦茶 barley tea
Summer Foods
■ 冷やし中華 cold ramen
■ アイスキャンディー popsicle
■ そうめん somen noodles (thin noodles)
■ かき氷 shaved ice
■ カレー curry
■ すいか watermelon
■ うな重 unajyu (grilled eel over rice)
Phrases using summer vocabulary:
■ 水着を試着する
try on a swimsuit
■ 帽子をかぶる
wear a hat
■ サングラスをかける
wear sunglasses
■ 蚊にさされた
I got a mosquito bite.
■ 蚊にさされたところがかゆい
My mosquito bite is itchy.
■ 蚊取り線香をたく
burn a mosquito coil
■ うちわであおぐ
wave the fan back and forth
■ 浴衣を着る
wear a yukata
■ 甚平を着る
wear a jinbei
■ ひまわりが咲く
sunflowers bloom
■ セミが鳴いている
The cicadas are singing.
■ 風鈴が鳴る
wind bells clink
■ 花火をする
do fireworks
■ 麦茶を冷やす
chill barley tea
Learn and review the vocabulary with free printable flashcards here.
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