{"id":3814,"date":"2014-07-09T00:25:24","date_gmt":"2014-07-09T00:25:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/?p=3814"},"modified":"2018-07-25T15:21:44","modified_gmt":"2018-07-25T15:21:44","slug":"japanese-words-that-comes-to-your-mind-during-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/japanese-words-that-comes-to-your-mind-during-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"Japanese words that come to your mind during summer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It is getting pretty humid and hot in Japan these days. Today&#8217;s high shows 90 degrees F over here in Gifu. I am not a fan of humid summer weather, but this is how it goes in Japan during summer.<\/p>\n<p>Today, in this article, I have gathered many of the summer related Japanese words.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u98a8\u9234\u3001\u3075\u3046\u308a\u3093 (Fu-rin) -wind bell<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The sound of \u98a8\u9234 in the summer is so soothing. Even in the hot weather, sound of\u00a0\u98a8\u9234 will make you feel cooler. Just to give you an idea, this is how it sounds like:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"500\u500b\u306e\u98a8\u9234\u306e\u97f3\u3092\u805e\u304fin\u6c60\u4e0a\u672c\u9580\u5bfa\u305d\u306e7.avi\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IjLBGbvrb9w?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u56e3\u6247\u3001\u3046\u3061\u308f (Uchiwa) &#8211; fan (round paper fan)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u56e3\u6247\uff08\u3046\u3061\u308f\uff09is one of those things that everyone would have at home during summer. \u00a0Sure, you have electric fans also, but paper fans are so easy to pick up and use when you feel hot.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u6247\u5b50\u3001\u305b\u3093\u3059 (Sensu)-fan<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u6247\u5b50\uff08\u305b\u3093\u3059\uff09is another popular fan to have during summer. It is another form of fan, but this one differs in that you can easily carry in your pocket or purse. It is very popular among women to carry\u00a0\u6247\u5b50\uff08\u305b\u3093\u3059). It folds back to a very thin shape.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u6d74\u8863\u3001\u3086\u304b\u305f\uff08yukata\uff09-cotton summer kimono<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u6d74\u8863\uff08\u3086\u304b\u305f\uff09is a summer cotton kimono. During the summer, especially for summer festivals, women and men including smaller children dress up in\u00a0\u6d74\u8863\uff08\u3086\u304b\u305f).<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u82b1\u706b\u3001\u306f\u306a\u3073(hanabi)-fireworks<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u82b1\u706b\uff08\u306f\u306a\u3073\uff09might remind you of Forth of July in U.S., but in Japan, this is definitely a summer thing. There are many \u82b1\u706b\u5927\u4f1a\uff08\u306f\u306a\u3073\u3060\u3044\u304b\u3044\uff09-fireworks festivals around the country between the end of July and August. They often last for good one hour for people to enjoy\u00a0\u82b1\u706b\uff08\u306f\u306a\u3073\uff09. People often dress up in\u00a0\u6d74\u8863\uff08\u3086\u304b\u305f\uff09to enjoy the festival.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u9ea6\u308f\u3089\u5e3d\u5b50\u3001\u3080\u304e\u308f\u3089\u307c\u3046\u3057(mugiwara boushi) &#8211; straw hat<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u9ea6\u308f\u3089\u5e3d\u5b50\u3001\u3080\u304e\u308f\u3089\u307c\u3046\u3057 is must have during summer. You don&#8217;t perhaps have to have the\u00a0\u9ea6\u308f\u3089\u5e3d\u5b50\u3001\u3080\u304e\u308f\u3089\u307c\u3046\u3057(straw hat), but some type of hat to protect yourself from the strong UV&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u304b\u304d\u6c37\u3001\u304b\u304d\u3054\u304a\u308a(kakigo-ri)-shaved ice<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u304b\u304d\u6c37\uff08\u304b\u304d\u3054\u304a\u308a\uff09is my favorite during summer. My favorite flavor is by far the green tea with red beans, just like the one above. There are many flavors available for you to enjoy, but you have to try this one, if you like green tea!<\/p>\n<p>There are so much more vocabularies that I would like to introduce, so I sure will be doing part 2 and 3 etc.. on this topic during the summer! Hope everyone is having a great summer!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is getting pretty humid and hot in Japan these days. Today&#8217;s high shows 90 degrees F over here in Gifu. I am not a fan of humid summer weather, but this is how it goes in Japan during summer. 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