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秋

Autumn
Stroke count: 9

Readings

On readingシュウ
Kun readingあき

Meanings

  1. autumnRtK
  1. fall

Homonyms

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Radicals and components

Radical禾grain
Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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wheat (禾) · cereal (禾) · fire (火)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 966

Compound words

冬に備えて食料を秋に蓄える動物もいる。あき
In autumn, some animals store food away for the winter.tatoeba
男心と秋の空。あき
Man is as fickle as autumn weather.tatoeba
暑い夏の日が終わり涼しい秋の日が続いた。あき
Hot summer days ended and cool autumn days followed.tatoeba
春に咲く花もあれば、秋に咲く花もある。あき
Some flowers bloom in spring and others in autumn.tatoeba
冬に備えて食料を秋に蓄える動物もいる。
In autumn, some animals store food away for the winter.tatoeba
男心と秋の空。
Man is as fickle as autumn weather.tatoeba
大阪から秋田までの料金はいくらですか。
What is the fare from Osaka to Akita?tatoeba
暑い夏の日が終わり涼しい秋の日が続いた。
Hot summer days ended and cool autumn days followed.tatoeba

Stroke Order

9 strokes

Autumn. 禾 (grain) + 火 (fire) — ripe grain the colour of flame; stubble was burned after harvest.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 秋

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step