JLPT N4 · 5 strokes
Kanji 冬: "winter"
The kanji 冬 means "winter". It is written with 5 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N4, read トウ in on'yomi and ふゆ in kun'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)
トウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ふゆ
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 | winter |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 5 |
| JLPT level | N4 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 2 |
| Frequency rank | 1090 of 2,501 |
Common words with 冬
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 冬winter
- 真冬midwinter; dead of winter
- 冬休みwinter vacation; winter holidays
- 冬眠hibernation; winter sleep; brumation; torpor
- 冬場wintertime; winter season
- 冬服winter clothing
- 冬季winter season; winter
- 初冬early winter · tenth month of the lunar calendar
- 冬空winter sky
- 越冬passing the winter; hibernation
- 春夏秋冬spring, summer, autumn (fall) and winter; the four seasons
- 冬支度preparing for winter · winter clothes
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