ChiramiN4 kanji · 9 strokes
秋 means autumn
秋
禾 grain · 火 fire
秋Real origin
Grain (禾) drying under a fiery (火) sun: autumn, harvest time.
Real origin: where the kanji comes from, as far as scholars agree.
Meaning and readings
- Meaning
- autumn
- JLPT level
- N4
- Strokes
- 9
- School grade
- Grade 2 in Japan
Japanese (kunyomi) あき aki
あき (aki) 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.
Other Japanese readings: とき toki
From Chinese (onyomi) シュウ shuu
シュウ (shuu) 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
秋風 あきかぜ · akikaze
autumn breeze, fall breeze
Built from
- 禾 grain
- 火 fire
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禾 Used in 41 kanji
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What does 秋 mean?
Right: 秋 means autumn.Not quite: 秋 means autumn.In 秋風, which reading does 秋 use?
Right. 秋風 is read あきかぜ (akikaze): 秋 takes あき, its Japanese reading.Not quite. 秋風 is read あきかぜ (akikaze): 秋 takes あき, its Japanese reading.