Kanji

秋

autumn

Kanji

Grade

Grade 2

Strokes

9 strokes

Radical

禾部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

シュウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

あき, とき

Nanori (Name Reading)

あき, あきら, おさむ, とき, とし, みのる

Common Readings

シュウ, あき

Example sentences

あき
秋は果物が美味しい季節だ。

Autumn is the season when fruit is delicious.

落ちる おちる
秋になると、木から葉が落ちる。

When autumn comes, leaves fall from the trees.

秋風 あきかぜ
秋風が吹き始めると、山々の木々が色づき始める。

When the autumn wind starts to blow, the trees in the mountains begin to change color.

蘆辺 あしべ
秋風が吹き、蘆辺の草が静かに揺れている。

The autumn wind is blowing, and the grass on the reed-grown shore is quietly swaying.

秋月 しゅうげつ
秋月の光が湖面に美しく反射している。

The light of the autumn moon is reflecting beautifully on the surface of the lake.

晩秋 ばんしゅう
晩秋の景色はどこか寂しい。

The scenery of late autumn is somewhat lonely.

蕭々 しょうしょう
晩秋の雨が蕭々と降り続いている。

The late autumn rain falls bleakly.

秋空 あきぞら
澄み渡った秋空の下で、子供たちが元気に走っている。

Under the clear autumn sky, children are running energetically.

澄み渡る すみわたる
澄み渡った秋空の下で、ピクニックを楽しんだ。

We enjoyed a picnic under the clear autumn sky.

春夏秋冬 しゅんかしゅうとう
日本の自然は、春夏秋冬それぞれの美しさがある

Japan's nature has its own beauty in each of the four seasons.

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