夏
なつ · natsu · JLPT N5 · noun
summer
🍉🌻 natsu sounds like nuts: it is nuts how hot summer gets
Sound hook: natsu is close to the English word nuts, so link it to the fact that summer heat is nuts. The kanji 夏 also reads ka in compounds, as in 夏季 (kaki, summer season), while natsu is the native Japanese reading used on its own.