What is the Kanji for "Autumn"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Autumn", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Autumn" is "秋".

This kanji has 2 readings:

Its kunyomi reading is "Aki".

Its onyomi reading is "Shuu".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The kanji "火" means "Fire" and can be read as "Hi", "Ka", and "Ho". And The radical "禾" means "Cereal" .

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "秋" mean in japanese?

"秋" means "Autumn".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Second Grade, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N4 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

秋: "Autumn". The Japanese noun '秋 (あき)' refers to the season of autumn, the period between summer and winter when leaves change color and drop from trees. The season of autumn is associated with harvest, cool weather, and the natural beauty of changing foliage. For example: Autumn is my favorite season - (私の好きな季節は秋です). The autumn leaves are beautiful - (秋の紅葉がきれいです).

秋分: "Autumn equinox". The noun '秋分 (しゅうぶん)' refers to the autumn equinox, which is one of the 24 solar terms in the traditional East Asian calendar. It marks the time when the sun is directly above the equator and the day and night are of equal length. The autumn equinox is an important cultural and religious event in East Asia, celebrated as a national holiday in countries like Japan and China. For example: The autumn equinox is in September - (秋分は9月にあります).

春夏秋冬: "Four seasons". The Japanese noun '春夏秋冬 (しゅんかしゅうとう)' refers to the four seasons of the year: spring, summer, autumn, and winter. This term is often used to represent the cyclic nature of the seasons and the changing of the natural world throughout the year. For example: The four seasons in Japan are beautiful - (日本の春夏秋冬は美しい). Experiencing the four seasons is one of the joys of living in Japan - (春夏秋冬を感じられるのは日本に住む喜びの一つだ).

秋風: "Autumn wind". The Japanese noun '秋風 (あきかぜ)' refers to the wind that blows during the autumn season. It is often associated with a cool, crisp, and refreshing feeling, and can evoke images of falling leaves and the transition from summer to winter. Example sentences: The autumn wind blew through the trees - (秋風が木々を吹き抜けた). The cool autumn wind was a welcome relief from the summer heat - (涼しい秋風が夏の暑さを和らげた).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "し" is read as "shi". The hiragana "う" is read as "u". The hiragana "あ" is read as "a". And The hiragana "き" is read as "ki".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.