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Keyword
autumn
Info
FrequencyTop 1000-1100
Type
Kyōiku (2nd grade) 
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KankenLevel 9
Heisig966
Readings
あき
(71%)
Composed of
禾
grain plant
火
fire
Mnemonic

When the last of the grain plants is harvested in autumn, it's time to set fire to the fields to prepare them for the next batch of crops.

(This is something that farmers actually used to do in the past, and are still doing in certain parts of the world.)

Used in kanji (8 in total)
愁
distress
萩
bush clover
鍬
hoe
鰍
bullhead
4 more...
Used in vocabulary (173 in total)
autumn; fall
A common name for the area around Akihabara Station in the Chiyoda ward of Tokyo, Japan, famous for being the centre of modern Japanese popular culture and a major shopping district for video games, anime, manga, electronics and computer-related goods.
thousand years; many years
170 more...
Examples (88 in total)
We have a cold autumn this year.
Fall is late this year.
She is getting married this fall.
Do you like spring or autumn?
Autumn is suitable for study, compared with spring.
Which do you prefer, spring or autumn?
Do you like spring or autumn more?
Which do you like better, spring or autumn?
I like autumn most.
I like autumn best.
I prefer spring to autumn.
I like spring better than fall.
I like autumn.
It doesn't seem like it's autumn.
In the fall, many birds head for the south.
Before Autumn came Summer.
Autumn changed into winter.
The moon is beautiful in fall.
Fall is when we can study best.
There are also people who like spring better than autumn.
The leaves turn red in the fall.
In the autumn, leaves fall from trees.
In autumn, leaves change their color and fall.
Bill came to see me last autumn.
I went to America last fall.
Autumn is when food is especially delicious.
Fall is the best season for us to study.
I think autumn is the most beautiful season of the year.
Some flowers bloom in spring and others in autumn.
It was a lovely autumn evening.
Kyoto is most beautiful in autumn.
Autumn is cool.
Autumn is just around the corner. It's about time the weather started cooling off.
Leaves yellow in the fall.
In fall they go back to school.
It goes without saying that autumn is the best season for study.
Are you going to pay a visit to China this fall?
These green leaves turn red or yellow in fall.
This autumn I am, unusually, watching many drama series.
Fall is the best season for sports.
Paris is best in autumn.
I'm going to Paris this fall.
I'm going to Paris in the fall.
The leaves turn brown in the autumn.
It goes without saying that autumn is the best season for taking long walks in the country.
Autumn is the best season for reading.
In late summer and autumn one can see the leaves change colour.
The whole mountain turns red in autumn.
In the fall we harvest our summer crops.
There are four seasons in a year - spring, summer, fall, and winter.
They got married last fall.
We moved to New York last fall.
These green leaves turn red in the fall.
Fall is a good season for reading.
We have had lots of typhoons this fall.
Typhoons are frequent there in fall.
Autumn weather is changeable.
Some "surprise fireworks" were launched into the autumn night sky.
The leaves of the trees turn red in the fall.
Autumn came and the leaves started to fall.
The leaves on the trees change color in the fall.
The leaves fall to the ground in autumn.
In the fall, the leaves turn red and gold.
Fall begins in October.
I love Nara, particularly in the fall.
The leaves of the trees turn yellow in fall.
In autumn the leaves turn yellow.
Tom and I are planning on going to Australia next fall.
Is it possible to buy the book at the bookstore in Akita?
What is the fare from Osaka to Akita?
What time will we reach Akita if we take the 9:30 train?
A great earthquake hit Mexico this fall.
It will be late autumn when you get to London.
Late autumn in Scotland is rather cold.
They say there will be a general election this fall.
It is said that there will be a general election this fall.
Hot summer days ended and cool autumn days followed.
It is mid-autumn now.
The autumn sky is clear and serene.
There's nothing better than reading in the long autumn nights.
As a rule, we have a lot of rain in the fall.
It has become quite autumnal.
Today is the first day of autumn.
Akita Prefecture's capital is Akita City.
Let's contrast spring with fall.
When it's fall in France, it's spring in Uruguay.
Autumn Equinox Day falls on Friday this year.
I delight in going to the apple orchard each fall.