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冬

Readings

Kana: トウ、ふゆ
Romaji: tou, fuyu
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

winter

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  5
Radical Number:  34
Frequency:  1090
Grade:  2
Skip Pattern:  2-3-2
Korean Reading:  dong
Chinese Reading:  dong1
Unicode:  51ac
JIS:  455F

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2157
Nelson Index: 1161
New Nelson Index: 410
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4i2.1
Four Corner Index: 2730.3
Guide to Remembering Index: 182
Gakken Index: 903
Japanese Names Index: 161
Daikanwanjiten Index: 1610X
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 2.0134
Remembering the kanji Index: 427
Busy People Index: 3.8
Kanji Flashcards Index: 125
Kodansha Compact Index: 399
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 199
Kanji in Context Index: 99
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1365
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1851
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 434
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 456
Essential Kanji Index: 165
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2679
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2540
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 120
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 112

Words

冬 (ふゆ)
winter
越冬 (えっとう)
passing the winter; hibernation
真冬 (まふゆ)
midwinter
春夏秋冬 (しゅんかしゅうとう)
spring, summer, autumn (fall) and winter; the four seasons
冬至 (とうじ)
winter solstice
冬季 (とうき)
(season of) winter
冬期 (とうき)
winter; wintertime; winter term
冬眠 (とうみん)
hibernation; winter sleep
冬休み (ふゆやすみ)
winter vacation
冬場 (ふゆば)
the winter season
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