秋（あき）
JLPT N5 · noun
Pitch accent: atamadaka (head-high) — first mora high, then falls
Meaning: autumn / fall
Example sentences
- 秋は葉が赤や黄色に変わる。 — In autumn, the leaves turn red and yellow.
- 秋は食べ物がおいしい季節だ。 — Autumn is a season when the food is delicious.
Idioms & proverbs containing “秋”
- 春夏秋冬 (しゅんかしゅうとう) — spring, summer, autumn (fall) and winter; the four seasons
- 女心と秋の空 (おんなごころとあきのそら) — a woman's heart is as fickle as autumn weather
- 男心と秋の空 (おとこごころとあきのそら) — a man's heart is as fickle as autumn weather
- 秋の鹿は笛に寄る (あきのしかはふえによる) — people may bring about their demise for love; it is easy to have one's weak points taken advantage of; in autumn (during mating season), deer come forth when they hear (a hunter's) whistle
- 天高く馬肥ゆる秋 (てんたかくうまこゆるあき) — autumn comes with harvest time and clear weather; autumn with the sky clear and blue, and horses growing stout
- 秋の日は釣瓶落とし (あきのひはつるべおとし) — the autumn sun sets as quickly as a bucket dropping into a well
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See it used in real works
- Example sentences from Japanese novels & web fiction (Massif)
- Hear “秋” pronounced in real videos (YouGlish)