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N4 kanji · 5 strokes

冬 means winter

夂 slow feet · 冫 ice

冬Memory trick

Slow feet (夂) over ice: winter.

Memory trick: a picture to help you remember the kanji, not its history.

Meaning and readings

Meaning
winter
JLPT level
N4
Strokes
5
School grade
Grade 2 in Japan
Japanese (kunyomi) ふゆ fuyu

ふゆ (fuyu) is the Japanese word for this kanji. You use it when the kanji stands alone or has kana after it. Dictionaries call this the kun reading.

From Chinese (onyomi) トウ tou

トウ (tou) came from Chinese with the character. You mostly hear it in words made of several kanji. Dictionaries call this the on reading.

Tap a reading to see when it's used. Why kanji have two kinds of reading: onyomi vs kunyomi.

Common word

冬休み ふゆやすみ · fuyuyasumi

winter vacation, winter holidays

Built from

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夂 Used in 47 kanji

See all 4 at N5 and N4

攵 Used in 46 kanji

The story and the part meanings are Chirami's own. Readings, meanings and the common word come from KANJIDIC2 and JMdict, and the strokes from KanjiVG. Spotted a mistake? Email support@brightsmilesolutions.org.