季

音読おんよみ:

訓読くんよみ: none *

画数かくすう: 8 strokes

部首ぶしゅ: 子(こ)

Meaning

Season / Term / Period

  • 季節きせつ — season
  • 四季しき — four seasons
  • 雨季うき — rainy season
  • 乾季かんき — dry season
  • 年季ねんき — term of service

季 combines 子 (child) with phonetic elements to indicate a short recurring cycle. It represents the seasons and other repeating periods of time.

日本にほんには 四季しきがあります。
Japan has four distinct seasons.

いま雨季うきなので、毎日まいにち雨がっています。
It’s the rainy season now, so it rains every day.

節
Creates
季節きせつ — season
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