秋 — autumn, fall
あき
秋
autumn
あき
U+79CB
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #635
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #901
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
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Meanings
- autumn
- fall
Readings
- On'yomi
- しゅう shuu
- Kun'yomi
- あき aki とき toki
word
あき aki Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
しゅう ・じゅう shuu On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
Words by frequency and grade
11 wordsEach dot is a word containing 秋: further left is more common, higher up needs a later school grade (the grade of its hardest kanji). Click a dot to open the word.
S = secondary school · 7 words have no frequency rank; they sit in the Unranked column.
Appears in idioms
Components
Used as component in (1)
Compound ideograph (会意). 禾 (grain) beside 火 (fire). Autumn is when grain crops are harvested and the stubble is burned. The fire also evokes the warm colors of fall foliage.