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JLPT N5Weather

季節— The Four Seasons

Vocabulary for the four seasons: 春 (spring), 夏 (summer), 秋 (autumn), 冬 (winter), and how to describe their characteristics.

Grammar path · 練習

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A short lesson: the pattern, its sentence anatomy, a quick quiz and a sentence to build.

Pro lessonUNIT 31 · WEATHER

Structure · 形

[Season] は [adjective] です

Examples · 例文

  • 日本の夏は蒸し暑いです。

    Nihon no natsu wa mushiatsui desu.

    Summers in Japan are hot and humid.

    日本の夏 (Japan's summer) は + 蒸し暑い (hot and humid) + です

  • 冬は寒いですが、雪がきれいです。

    Fuyu wa samui desu ga, yuki ga kirei desu.

    Winter is cold, but the snow is beautiful.

    冬は寒いです (winter is cold) + が (but) + 雪がきれいです (the snow is beautiful)

  • 春はあたたかくて、花がきれいです。

    Haru wa atatakakute, hana ga kirei desu.

    Spring is warm, and the flowers are beautiful.

    春は (spring) + あたたかくて (warm, te-form linking) + 花がきれいです (the flowers are beautiful)

Usage notes · 注意

  • Temperature words: distinguish 暑い/寒い (weather hot/cold) from 熱い/冷たい (object/liquid hot/cold). You cannot use 寒い for cold coffee — that needs 冷たい.

Commonly confused with

The JLPT rarely asks whether you recognise a pattern — it asks which of several similar patterns fits. These are the ones 季節 is tested against.

vs寒い vs 冷たい

寒い describes cold air/weather or feeling cold overall (冬は寒い). 冷たい describes a cold object or liquid to the touch (冷たい水).

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