冬 — kanji meaning “winter”
冬
winter
- Meanings
- winter
- On'yomi
- トウ (tou)
- Kun'yomi
- ふゆ
- Strokes
- 5
- School grade
- 2
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 3
- Newspaper frequency
- #1090 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 15
- Chinese reading
- dōng — Chinese character page
Words with 冬
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 冬季 | とうき touki | winter season; winter |
| 真冬 | まふゆ mafuyu | midwinter; dead of winter |
| 冬休み | ふゆやすみ fuyuyasumi | winter vacation; winter holidays |
| 冬眠 | とうみん toumin | hibernation; winter sleep; brumation |
| 冬物 | ふゆもの fuyumono | winter clothing; winter wear |
| 冬場 | ふゆば fuyuba | wintertime; winter season |
| 春夏秋冬 | しゅんかしゅうとう shunkashuutou | spring, summer, autumn (fall) and winter; the four seasons |
| 暖冬 | だんとう dantou | mild winter; warm winter |
| 越冬 | えっとう ettou | passing the winter; hibernation |
| 厳冬 | げんとう gentou | severe winter |
| 冬山 | ふゆやま fuyuyama | wintry mountain |
| 冬至 | とうじ touji | winter solstice |
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