Moto 冬: WinterKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- トウ
- Kun'yomi
- ふゆ
- Level
- JLPT N4Jōyō, grade 2
- Words
- 118 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (トウ)
- 冬季とうき(season of) winter
- 暖冬だんとうmild winter; warm winter
- 越冬えっとうpassing the winter; hibernation
- 冬期とうきwinter; wintertime
- 冬眠とうみんhibernation; winter sleep
- 冬至とうじwinter solstice
- 初冬しょとうearly winter
- 厳冬げんとうsevere winter
- 厳冬期げんとうきcoldest period
- 春夏秋冬しゅんかしゅうとうspring, summer, autumn (fall) and winter; the four seasons
- 昨冬さくとうlast winter
- オリンピック冬季競技大会オリンピックとうききょうぎたいかいWinter Olympic Games; Winter Olympics
- 三冬さんとうthree winter months
- 上冬じょうとうtenth month of the lunar calendar
- 中冬ちゅうとうeleventh month of the lunar calendar
- 人工冬眠じんこうとうみんartificial hibernation; induced hibernation
- 今冬こんとうthis winter; next winter
- 仲冬ちゅうとうeleventh month of the lunar calendar
- 冬天とうてんwinter sky; wintry weather
- 冬季オリンピックとうきオリンピックWinter Olympics
- 冬季五輪とうきごりんWinter Olympic Games; Winter Olympics
- 冬官とうかんMinistry of Works (Zhou-dynasty China)
- 冬月とうげつwinter; winter season
- 冬期休暇とうききゅうかwinter vacation (holidays)
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 冬ふゆwinter
- 冬場ふゆばthe winter season
- 冬休みふゆやすみwinter vacation; winter holidays
- 冬山ふゆやまwintry mountain
- 冬物ふゆものwinter clothing
- 冬鳥ふゆどりwinter bird (resident)
- 真冬まふゆmidwinter
- 冬ごもりふゆごもりhibernation; staying indoors during winter
- 冬の大三角ふゆのだいさんかくWinter Triangle (asterism)
- 冬めくふゆめくto become wintry
- 冬トピアふゆトピアFuyutopia (government program to help create a winter living environment in northern Hokkaido)
- 冬仕度ふゆじたくpreparations for winter
- 冬作ふゆさくwinter crops
- 冬作物ふゆさくもつwinter crops
- 冬北斗ふゆほくとthe Big Dipper seen on a winter night
- 冬向きふゆむきfor winter use
- 冬型ふゆがたwintery
- 冬型気圧配置ふゆがたきあつはいちatmospheric pressure pattern in winter; winter pressure pattern
- 冬安居ふゆあんごwinter retreat
- 冬将軍ふゆしょうぐんGeneral Winter; hard winter
- 冬尺ふゆしゃくwinter moth (Geometridae spp.)
- 冬戦争ふゆせんそうThe Winter War (between Finland and the Soviet Union 1939-1940)
- 冬支度ふゆじたくpreparations for winter
- 冬日ふゆびthe winter sun
- 冬服ふゆふくwinter clothing
- 冬木ふゆきtree as seen in winter (esp. a barren deciduous tree)
- 冬来たりなば春遠からじふゆきたりなばはるとおからじwhen winter comes spring isn't far behind
- 冬林檎ふゆりんごapple sold during the winter; winter apple
- 冬枯れふゆがれwintry desolation; poor business conditions
- 冬桜ふゆざくらwinter cherry (Prunus parvifolia)
- 冬毛ふゆげwinter fur; winter plumage
- 冬牡丹ふゆぼたんPaeonia suffrutticosa; tree peony
Other readings
- 冬ねぎふゆきWelsh onion (Allium fistulosum); Japanese bunching onion
- 冬ネギふゆきWelsh onion (Allium fistulosum); Japanese bunching onion
- 冬景色ふゆげしきwinter landscape; winter scenery
- 冬木立ふゆこだちbarren trees in winter
Showing the 60 most common of 118 words. See them all in the graph.
Kanji that often appear with 冬
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