サマーsamaa

1. nounsummer

• Synonym夏場なつばNeutralRefers to the summer period in general, as in 「夏場の熱中症」 or 「夏場は売れる」; 「サマー」 is mostly confined to loanword compounds.
• Synonym夏季かきWrittenThe formal word for the summer season, as in 「夏季休暇」 and 「夏季五輪」; 「サマー」 carries a Western feel and is mostly used in compounds.
• Synonym夏なつNeutralThe everyday word for summer, used on its own; 「サマー」 is mostly found in loanword compounds such as 「サマーセール」.
• Synonym夏期かきWrittenRefers to a stretch of summer, often a designated period, as in 「夏期講習」; 「サマー」 does not stress a fixed period.
• Synonym夏時かじWrittenA written, rarely used word for the summer season; everyday speech says 「夏」, while 「サマー」 appears mainly in loanword compounds.
• AntonymウィンターNeutralLoanword for winter, mostly in compounds like 「ウィンタースポーツ」; it stands opposite 「サマー」.

「サマー」 is mostly used in loanword compounds such as 「サマーセール」. In everyday speech say 「夏」, in formal contexts 「夏季」, and for a set summer course or term 「夏期」; the opposite is 「ウィンター」.

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1. 夏なつ、夏季かき。