漢字城 Kanji Fortress

冬 winter

On'yomi
トウ
Kun'yomi
ふゆ
Strokes
5
JLPT
N4
Taught in
Primary school, year 2

Stroke order

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
冬 is written in 5 strokes. Each panel adds the next one; the dot marks where the brush starts.

Remember it

Legs trudging home (夂) over two drops of ice (冫) — winter has frozen the road.

A common word

  • 冬休み ふゆやすみ winter vacation

Example sentences

  • ふゆはゆきがたくさんふります。

    It snows a lot in winter.

  • ふゆやすみはかぞくとすごします。

    I spend winter vacation with my family.

Kanji that share a part

夂 is its radical. 11 kanji share it in all.

冫 is a component. 20 kanji share it in all.