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冬
冬
5 strokes
Frequency: 1090
JLPT N3
Grade 2

Meanings

winter

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
トウ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ふゆ

Common Words

冬
ふゆ
Adverb
Noun
Freq #1988
1

winter

Examples
まもなく冬だ。
It will be winter before long.
真冬
まふゆ
Noun
Freq #14965
1

midwinter; dead of winter

Examples
しかもやたらと散歩好きで、真冬だというのに、こうして一日二回の散歩は欠かさずに要求してくる。
Moreover, she liked walks so much that even in the middle of winter she would come like this to ask to go out twice a day without fail.
冬休み
ふゆやすみ
Noun
Freq #16610
1

winter vacation; winter holidays

Examples
やがて冬休みも終わるだろう。
It will not be long before the winter vacation ends.
糸冬
《 おわり 》
Noun
Freq #23800
1

Internet slang; Written with characters resembling 終

end; conclusion; ending

冬眠
とうみん
～する Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #25414
1

hibernation; winter sleep; torpor

冬場
ふゆば
Noun
Freq #29876
1

wintertime; winter season

Examples
この花はたいてい冬場も枯れずにもちますよ。
These flowers will live through the winter more often than not.
山吹
やまぶき
ヤマブキ
款冬
棣棠
Noun
Freq #37476
1

kerria (Kerria japonica); Japanese yellow rose

2

山吹 only; Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

amber; bright golden yellow

3

山吹 only

gold coin (formerly used in Japan)

冬服
ふゆふく
Noun
Freq #39212
1

winter clothing

冬季
とうき
Noun
Freq #44227
1

winter season; winter

Examples
冬季のフロリダの気候はアイオワより穏和だ。
The climate of Florida in the wintertime is milder than that of Iowa.
初冬
しょとう
はつふゆ
Adverb
Noun
Freq #46562
1

early winter

2

Obsolete term

tenth month of the lunar calendar

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