Summer Solstice · 夏至 初候
乃東枯
なつかれくさかるる
Self-heal plants wither in the summer heat
節気
夏至
Summer Solstice
候
初候
35 / 72
季節
夏
summer
次の候まで 4 日
菖蒲華
Irises come into vibrant bloom
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七十二候 — Japan divides the year into 72 micro-seasons,
each ~5 days, reading nature's subtle shifts.