• 夏休なつやすみ — summer vacation
• 真夏まなつ — midsummer
• 夏祭なつまつり — summer festival
• 初夏しょか — early summer
• 夏季かき — summer season
• 夏服なつふく — summer clothes

夏 originally showed a dancer wearing a mask for rituals — often performed during summer festivals. The symbol gradually became associated with the season of heat and festivities.

夏なつは 祭まつりや花火はなびで楽たのしめます。
Summer is fun with festivals and fireworks.

真夏まなつの日ひには 海うみが人気にんきです。
The beach is popular on midsummer days.

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