Summer

by Nao

natsu, ka, ge

The next season is natsu. It’s summer. The summer holidays are natsuyasumi. The yasumi is holiday. Natsubi is a hot day in summer. Natsumatsuri is a summer festival. The matsuri means a festival.

Early summer is shoka. The sho means a beginning. The middle of the summer is seika or manatsu. The sei of seika means full, vigorous, or active. The ma of manatsu is true.

Summer solstice is geshi.

The upper part of the character looks like hyaku (hundred) but draw one more horizontal stroke inside. All the horizontal strokes are parallel.

1. Draw the top horizontal stroke from the left to the right.
2. Draw the dot. This dot goes toward the next stroke.
3. Draw the vertical line, which is the left side of the rectangle.
4. Draw the right-angled hook, making a nice shoulder.
5. Draw the upper horizontal stroke in the rectangle.
6. Draw the lower horizontal stroke in the rectangle.
7. Draw the horizontal stroke at the bottom.
8. Start drawing the lower part. Draw the sweeping stroke from below the third vertical stroke to lower left. Make the ending narrower.
9. Draw the hook. After changing the direction of the stroke, draw the sweeping stroke like the previous one. Make the ending narrower.
10. Draw the sweeping stroke heading in the opposite direction. Make the hem-like ending by spreading the brush.