N3900/1669

さか

nounnoun (generic)noun (suffix)

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Meanings

  • height (e.g. of summer), peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season), (in) season, full bloom, full swing (of a party, etc.)
  • prime (of one's life), (one's) best days, bloom
  • (being in) heat, rut

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Example sentences

いまなつさかで、毎日まいにちとてもあつい。

It's the height of summer now, and it's very hot every day.

さくらさか一週間いっしゅうかんほどしかつづかない。

The peak of cherry blossom season lasts only about a week.

彼女かのじょいまはたらさかで、仕事しごと全力ぜんりょくそそいでいる。

She is in the prime of her working life and is putting all her effort into her job.

パーティーがさかになってきたころ、突然とつぜんあめはじめた。

Just as the party was in full swing, it suddenly started to rain.

祖父そふ人生じんせいさか戦後せんご復興期ふっこうきごしたとかたっていた。

My grandfather used to say that he spent the prime of his life during the postwar reconstruction period.