秋 — autumn, fall
あき
秋
autumn
Grade 2
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
9 strokes
time
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.
Meanings
- autumn
- fall
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).
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.