JLPT N4 · 9 strokes
Kanji 秋: "autumn"
The kanji 秋 means "autumn". It is written with 9 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N4, read シュウ in on'yomi and あき, とき 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)
シュウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
あきとき
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 | autumn |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 9 |
| JLPT level | N4 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 2 |
| Frequency rank | 635 of 2,501 |
Common words with 秋
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 秋autumn; fall
- 秋葉原place : Akihabara
- 千秋thousand years; many years
- 秋田Akita (city, prefecture)
- 秋風autumn breeze; fall breeze
- 秋山place : Akiyama
- 晩秋late autumn (fall) · ninth month of the lunar calendar
- 秋月autumn moon; harvest moon
- 春秋spring and autumn; spring and fall · years; age
- 初秋early autumn (fall) · seventh month of the lunar calendar
- 秋晴れclear autumnal weather
- 秋空autumn sky; clear blue autumnal sky
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