Explore 秋 through autumn and seasonal words. The examples connect whole words and their readings to everyday contexts.

The idea

秋 has 9 strokes; follow their order in the linked KanjiVG diagram. Read 秋（あき） and 秋分の日（しゅうぶんのひ） as complete words: a character’s reading depends on the word.

Patterns to compare
Japanese wordReadingExample in context
秋あきIt gets cooler in autumn.
秋分の日しゅうぶんのひAutumnal Equinox Day is a public holiday in Japan.
秋祭りあきまつりI go to the town’s autumn festival.

Examples

  • 秋あきは涼すずしくなります。It gets cooler in autumn.
  • 秋あきに山やまへ行いきます。I go to the mountains in autumn.
  • 秋あきの空そらは高たかく見みえます。The autumn sky looks high.
  • 秋あきに葉はの色いろが変かわります。The leaves change colour in autumn.
  • 秋分しゅうぶんの日ひは日本にほんの祝日しゅくじつです。Autumnal Equinox Day is a public holiday in Japan.
  • 町まちの秋祭あきまつりに行いきます。I go to the town’s autumn festival.

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Watch out

秋 is あき in 秋祭り, but しゅう in 秋分の日. The latter names a Japanese public holiday. Compare the shape of 秋 with 秒.

Try it yourself

  1. Write the reading of 秋 in hiragana.

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    あき

    秋 is read あき. In context: It gets cooler in autumn.

  2. Write the reading of 秋分の日 in hiragana.

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    しゅうぶんのひ

    秋分の日 is read しゅうぶんのひ. In context: Autumnal Equinox Day is a public holiday in Japan.

  3. Complete the missing kanji: ＿（あき）［秋／秒］.

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    秋

    秋 completes 秋, read あき. In context: It gets cooler in autumn.

Use it today

Cover the table, write 秋 from memory, and read 秋 and 秋分の日 aloud. Then check their readings and make a sentence.