冬 — 5 strokes ／ Radical「冫」
道9Elementary year 2 ／ 5 strokes ／ Radical「冫」
- On
- トウとう · tō
- Kun
- ふゆfuyu
- Meaning
- winter
Stroke order
Origin
A knotted cord with ice (冫) — the cold end of the year, winter.
Readings and examples
| Onトウとうtō | 冬季とうき冬至とうじ越冬えっとう |
|---|---|
| Kunふゆfuyu | 冬ふゆ冬枯れふゆがれ |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 冬休みふゆやすみ
winter break
- 冬空ふゆぞら
winter sky
- 冬至とうじ
- 冬温夏凊とうおんかせい
- 款冬かんとう
Example
冬は さむいです。
Winter is cold.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
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Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)