秋 = 火 + 禾

秋 is a Japanese kanji written with 9 strokes, listed here under the keyword “autumn”. It is built from 火 (fire) and 禾 (grain). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 966. It appears as a component in 4 other characters in this index.

Keyword: autumn
RTK frame: 966
Strokes: 9
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): シュウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): あき, とき
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: осень
Same glyph as a simplified Chinese hanzi: 秋 autumn

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

Characters that contain 秋

How to find 秋 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “fire” + “grain”. 秋 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 秋 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.