Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
なつ
Grade: 2
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
夏バテ

Etymology edit

Compound of (natsu, summer) +‎ ばて (bate, extreme tiredness, exhaustion, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, continuative or stem form) of verb ばてる (bateru, to become exhausted, tired out, pooped)).[1][2][3][4]

Appears in 1959.[1]

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(なつ)ばて or (なつ)ばて (natsubate

  1. excessive tiredness caused by summer heat (not as extreme as heat exhaustion)
    Synonyms: 夏負けする (natsumake suru, literally summer losing), (including a sense of “heat exhaustion) 暑気あたり (shoki atari, literally heat hitting)
    (なつ)ばて(なに)もしたくなく、(しょく)(よく)もなくなった。
    Natsubate de nani mo shitakunaku, shokuyoku mo naku natta.
    Due to the summer heat, I don't want to do anything, and I don't even have any appetite.

Verb edit

(なつ)ばてする (natsubate surusuru (stem (なつ)ばて (natsubate shi), past (なつ)ばてした (natsubate shita))

  1. to become extremely tired due to summer heat
    Synonym: (literally “lose to the summer”) 夏負けする (natsumake suru)
    (なつ)ばてしたように()えるよね。
    Natsubate shita yō ni mieru yo ne.
    Wow, you really look worn out from the summer heat.

Conjugation edit

References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  3. 3.0 3.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. 4.0 4.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  5. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN