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冬

冬 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. ふゆ。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

元は上部（𠂂＞夂）のみ（甲骨文字を参照）。のちに意符「仌」が加えられ「冬」の字形となる。「ふゆ」を意味する漢語｛冬｝を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

winter

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • トウElem.
Kun (native)
  • ふゆElem.
Other languages
  • 拼音dong1
  • 한글dong
  • Hán-ViệtĐông

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
5 strokes
Radical
冫(にすい)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 3
Unicode
U+51AC

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): top–bottom ⿱夂⺀

Words using this kanji

  • 冬ふゆ季節（四季）の一つ。秋の次、春の前。winter
  • 冬季とうき冬の季節。天候が寒い期間。 一年の中の区切りとしての、冬の季節。winter season, winter
  • 冬場ふゆばwintertime, winter season
  • 冬物ふゆものwinter clothing, winter wear, winter goods
  • 冬休みふゆやすみwinter vacation, winter holidays
  • 冬眠とうみんある動物が体温を低下させるなどして活動を休止し、冬を過ごすこと。hibernation, winter sleep, brumation, torpor
  • 冬至とうじ太陽が黄経270度にある瞬間。 二十四節気の二十二番目。北半球の一年で最も夜が長くなるころ。十一月中。定気法・平気法ともに太陽黄経270度のとき、すなわち冬至(1)を含む日。12月21日ごろ。 冬至(2)から小寒までの期間。winter solstice
  • 冬期とうき冬の期間。winter, wintertime, winter term
  • 冬山ふゆやまwintry mountain, mountain that is popular for climbing in winter
  • 冬鳥ふゆどりwinter bird
  • 冬空ふゆぞらwinter sky
  • 冬日ふゆび（とうじつ）冬の太陽や日差し。冬の日。 （ふゆび）ふゆびを参照。winter sun, winter sunshine, day on which the temperature drops below 0°C, below-freezing day
  • 冬毛ふゆげwinter fur, winter plumage
  • 冬瓜とうがんウリ科の一年生の蔓植物。実は大きく食用となる。wax gourd (Benincasa hispida), ash gourd, white gourd, winter melon
  • 冬服ふゆふく冬に着る衣服。winter clothing
  • 冬着ふゆぎwinter clothing
  • 冬作ふゆさくwinter crop
  • 冬芽とうがwinter bud
  • 冬頭ふゆがしらkanji "winter" radical at top (radical 34)
  • 冬木ふゆき冬となり、落葉した樹木。tree as seen in winter (esp. a barren deciduous tree), evergreen tree

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