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初夏しょか (shoka)

early summer

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Meaning

初夏 (しょか, shoka) is a bonus vocabulary word meaning “early summer”.

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Example sentences 10

初夏しょかの高原こうげんは気持きもちがいいですね。

It feels great to be up on the high plateau in early summer.

初夏になった。

Early summer has come.

ホタル狩りは初夏の日本の風物詩だ.

Chasing fireflies is a pastime that gives poetic charm to early summer in Japan.

初夏のさわやかな雰囲気が、男同士の友情を際立たせている。

A fresh atmosphere in early summer emphasizes the friendship between men.

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