8 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 4th grade
JLPT exam level N2

seasons

On'yomi
  • season (in nature, sports, etc.) ②seasonal word or phrase (in haiku) ③year
Nanori
  • すえ
  • とし

Main Radical

(KanXi) (Nelson)

Reading Commonality

100.0%

Character Breakdown

seasons
キ すえ とし (4th, N2)
two-branch tree radical (no. 115)
カ いね (Kentei Pre-1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM
こ シ ス (1st, N5)
complete, finish
リョウ さとる (8th, N2)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)

Contained In

Common Words

the four seasons
season (in nature, sports, etc.) ②seasonal word or phrase (in haiku) ③year
summer season
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years) ②apprenticeship ③one-year period
spring season
(season of) winter
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References

Unicode hex code 5B63
JIS X 0208 1-21-8
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3266
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1292
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2554
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3161
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1624
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2210
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 912
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 978
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 871
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 725
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 641
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 6965
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 448
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 465
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 473
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 369
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 456
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 471
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 499
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 698
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 461
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 921
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 5d2.3
Four corner code 2040.7
De Roo Code 2247