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Welcome to Japanese Daily News. I'm Maya. Today is August seventh. It is still the middle of a very hot summer, but on Japan's traditional calendar, today is actually the first day of autumn. Let's listen.
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今日のニュースです。
Here's today's news.
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今日8月7日は、「立秋」です。暦の上では、今日から秋が始まります。
Today, August 7, is "Risshu." On the calendar, autumn begins today.
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「立秋」は、「二十四節気」の一つです。二十四節気は、昔のカレンダーで、一年を24に分けたものです。
"Risshu" is one of the "24 solar terms." The 24 solar terms are an old calendar that divides the year into 24 parts.
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二十四節気には、「立春」や「立夏」、「立冬」もあります。「立」には、「始まる」という意味があります。
The 24 solar terms also include "Risshun," "Rikka," and "Ritto." The character "ritsu" means "to begin."
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でも、本当は、今が一年で一番暑いときです。今年の夏もとても暑くて、35度以上の日が続いています。
But in reality, now is the hottest time of the year. This summer is also very hot, and days of 35 degrees or more continue.
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立秋のあとの暑さを、「残暑」と言います。「残った暑さ」という意味です。
The heat after Risshu is called "zansho." It means "remaining heat."
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今日から、手紙のあいさつも変わります。「暑中見舞い」ではなくて、「残暑見舞い」を送ります。
From today, the greetings in letters also change. Instead of "shochu mimai," people send "zansho mimai."
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残暑はまだ厳しいです。熱中症に気をつけて、水をたくさん飲んでください。
The lingering heat is still severe. Be careful of heatstroke and drink plenty of water.
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でも、少しずつ、秋は近づいています。夕方には、ヒグラシというセミが、涼しい声で鳴きます。
But little by little, autumn is getting closer. In the evening, cicadas called higurashi sing with cool voices.
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空には、トンボが飛びはじめます。日が沈む時間も、少しずつ早くなります。
Dragonflies begin to fly in the sky. The time the sun sets also gets a little earlier.
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暑い日はまだ続きますが、暦の上では、今日から秋です。あなたも、小さい秋を探してみませんか。
Hot days will still continue, but on the calendar, autumn starts today. Why don't you try looking for a little bit of autumn too?
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Now let's break it down, sentence by sentence.
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今日8月7日は、「立秋」です。暦の上では、今日から秋が始まります。
Today, August 7, is "Risshu." On the calendar, autumn begins today.
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Today, August seventh, is the first day of autumn on Japan's traditional calendar. On paper, autumn starts today.
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秋
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It means autumn.
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でも、本当は、今が一年で一番暑いときです。今年の夏もとても暑くて、35度以上の日が続いています。
But in reality, now is the hottest time of the year. This summer is also very hot, and days of 35 degrees or more continue.
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But in reality, this is the hottest time of the whole year. This summer has been very hot too, with day after day of thirty-five degrees Celsius or more.
Vocab
暑い
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It means hot.
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立秋のあとの暑さを、「残暑」と言います。「残った暑さ」という意味です。
The heat after Risshu is called "zansho." It means "remaining heat."
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The heat that comes after this day has a special name. It means the heat that remains, or lingering heat.
Vocab
残る
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It means to remain, or to be left over.
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今日から、手紙のあいさつも変わります。「暑中見舞い」ではなくて、「残暑見舞い」を送ります。
From today, the greetings in letters also change. Instead of "shochu mimai," people send "zansho mimai."
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From today, the greetings in letters also change. Instead of a midsummer greeting card, people now send a late-summer greeting card.
Vocab
手紙
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It means a letter.
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でも、少しずつ、秋は近づいています。夕方には、ヒグラシというセミが、涼しい声で鳴きます。
But little by little, autumn is getting closer. In the evening, cicadas called higurashi sing with cool voices.
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But little by little, autumn is coming closer. In the early evening, a special kind of cicada sings with a cool, clear voice.
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夕方
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It means early evening.
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空には、トンボが飛びはじめます。日が沈む時間も、少しずつ早くなります。
Dragonflies begin to fly in the sky. The time the sun sets also gets a little earlier.
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Dragonflies start to fly in the sky. And the sun sets a little earlier each day.
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飛ぶ
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It means to fly.
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Let's listen to the whole story one more time.
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今日8月7日は、「立秋」です。暦の上では、今日から秋が始まります。
Today, August 7, is "Risshu." On the calendar, autumn begins today.
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「立秋」は、「二十四節気」の一つです。二十四節気は、昔のカレンダーで、一年を24に分けたものです。
"Risshu" is one of the "24 solar terms." The 24 solar terms are an old calendar that divides the year into 24 parts.
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二十四節気には、「立春」や「立夏」、「立冬」もあります。「立」には、「始まる」という意味があります。
The 24 solar terms also include "Risshun," "Rikka," and "Ritto." The character "ritsu" means "to begin."
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でも、本当は、今が一年で一番暑いときです。今年の夏もとても暑くて、35度以上の日が続いています。
But in reality, now is the hottest time of the year. This summer is also very hot, and days of 35 degrees or more continue.
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立秋のあとの暑さを、「残暑」と言います。「残った暑さ」という意味です。
The heat after Risshu is called "zansho." It means "remaining heat."
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今日から、手紙のあいさつも変わります。「暑中見舞い」ではなくて、「残暑見舞い」を送ります。
From today, the greetings in letters also change. Instead of "shochu mimai," people send "zansho mimai."
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残暑はまだ厳しいです。熱中症に気をつけて、水をたくさん飲んでください。
The lingering heat is still severe. Be careful of heatstroke and drink plenty of water.
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でも、少しずつ、秋は近づいています。夕方には、ヒグラシというセミが、涼しい声で鳴きます。
But little by little, autumn is getting closer. In the evening, cicadas called higurashi sing with cool voices.
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空には、トンボが飛びはじめます。日が沈む時間も、少しずつ早くなります。
Dragonflies begin to fly in the sky. The time the sun sets also gets a little earlier.
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暑い日はまだ続きますが、暦の上では、今日から秋です。あなたも、小さい秋を探してみませんか。
Hot days will still continue, but on the calendar, autumn starts today. Why don't you try looking for a little bit of autumn too?
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Time for a short quiz. Listen and try to answer.
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暦の上では、今日から、何が始まりますか。
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Autumn. On the traditional calendar, autumn starts today.
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今年の夏は、何度以上の日が続いていますか。
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Thirty-five degrees Celsius or more.
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That's all for today. The calendar says autumn, but the heat is not over yet, so please drink plenty of water and take care of yourself. And maybe this evening, listen for that cool cicada voice in the air. See you next time.
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また明日。
See you tomorrow.
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Grammar Reference
〜という意味です N5
it means ~
phrase + という意味です
「残った暑さ」という意味です。
It means 'the heat that remains.'
used to explain what a word or phrase means
Grammar notes → 一番〜 N5
the most ~
(range +で) + 一番 + adjective
今が一年で一番暑いときです。
Now is the hottest time of the year.
一番 literally means 'number one' and makes a superlative
N5 grammar list → 〜ています N5
is ~ing; ongoing state
verb て-form + います
35度以上の日が続いています。
Days of thirty-five degrees or more are continuing.
describes an action or state that continues now
Grammar notes → 〜てください N5
please do ~
verb て-form + ください
水をたくさん飲んでください。
Please drink plenty of water.
a polite request or instruction
Grammar notes → 〜てみませんか N4
why not try ~?
verb て-form + みませんか
あなたも、小さい秋を探してみませんか。
Why don't you try looking for small signs of autumn, too?
てみる means 'to try doing'; ませんか makes a friendly invitation
N4 grammar list →