JLPT N4 kanji. Readings, meaning, and how the character is built.
冬 means winter. It is a JLPT N4 kanji written in 5 strokes, read ふゆ or とう. It is built from 2 parts: 夂 (late, delayed), 冫 (two-stroke water radical or ice radical (no. 15)). It appears in 冬眠 (hibernation / winter sleep).
冬 is written in 5 strokes, in the order numbered below. Order matters: it is what makes handwriting legible, and it is how the character is looked up in a paper dictionary.
冬 breaks into 2 parts.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 冬 | ふゆ | winter |
| 冬眠 | とうみん | hibernation / winter sleep |
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