秋 means “autumn”

あき · aki

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

あき, とき

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

シュウ

JLPT N4 · Taught in grade 2 · 9 strokes

The story

Grain ripens beside fire. Harvested rice dries in autumn sun while maple leaves burn crimson across mountain slopes.

Season of 紅葉 (kouyou, autumn leaves): temples are framed in red and gold

More from Seasons & Time

• 昼 noon
• 夏 summer
• 時 time
• 週 week
• 朝 morning
• 新 new
• 暗 dark
• 夕 evening
• 今 now
• 冬 winter
• 古 old
• 早 early

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Readings from KANJIDIC2, © EDRDG, CC BY-SA.