Japanese symbol for “season”
季節
きせつ
Romaji: kisetsu
season; time of year
In Japanese, season is 季節, read きせつ (kisetsu).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- adj-no, n season; time of year
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “season”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 時期 | じき jiki | time; season; period |
| 盛り | さかり sakari | height (e.g. of summer); peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season); (in) season |
| シーズン | シーズン shiizun | season (period in which regulated games are played) |
| 時 | とき toki | chance; opportunity; season |
| 旬 | しゅん shun | season (for fruit, seafood, etc.); best time of the year (for) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 四季 | しき shiki | the four seasons |
| 冬季 | とうき touki | winter season; winter |
| 夏季 | かき kaki | summer season; summer; summertime |
| 今季 | こんき konki | this season |
| 季語 | きご kigo | seasonal word (in haiku) |
| 節約 | せつやく setsuyaku | saving (e.g. time, money, resources); economising; economizing |
| 関節 | かんせつ kansetsu | joint |
| 調節 | ちょうせつ chousetsu | regulation; adjustment; control |
See also: Chinese symbol for “season”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.