Kanji

秋

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

秋 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.

Example Vocabulary

秋

あき

autumn; fall

秋葉原

あきはばら

秋風

あきかぜ

autumn wind; cool breeze of autumn

秋月

しゅうげつ

autumn moon

秋田

あきた

晩秋

ばんしゅう

late autumn

秋晴れ

あきばれ

秋空

あきぞら

autumn sky

春夏秋冬

しゅんかしゅうとう

the four seasons; all year round

初秋

しょしゅう

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