JLPT N2 · 8 strokes
Kanji 季: "seasons"
The kanji 季 means "seasons". It is written with 8 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read キ in on'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
キ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | seasons |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 8 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 4 |
| Frequency rank | 842 of 2,501 |
Common words with 季
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 季節season; time of year
- 四季the four seasons
- 年季period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years) · apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
- 季season (in nature, sports, etc.) · seasonal word or phrase (in haiku)
- 季節外れunseasonable; out-of-season
- 時季season; time of year
- 冬季winter season; winter
- 年季が入るto become experienced (after many years of practice) · to become worn (through long use); to show its age
- 夏季summer season; summer; summertime
- 季節感sense of the seasons; feeling of seasonality
- 夏季休暇summer vacation
- 今季this season
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