季
季 — Seasons
seasons
On’yomiキ (ki)
Kun’yomi—
Stroke order (8 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 季
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 今季 | こんき konki | this season |
| 季節 | きせつ kisetsu | season; time of year |
| 冬季 | とうき touki | winter season; winter |
| 四季 | しき shiki | the four seasons |
| 夏季 | かき kaki | summer season; summer; summertime |
| 春季 | しゅんき shunki | spring season |
Study notes
季 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 8 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 4), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #842 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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