# 冬 — Winter

Frequency rank 1021 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 甘 (Sweet), less common than 丁 (Street).

- On’yomi: とう
- Kun’yomi: ふゆ
- Radical: 冫 Ice (Kangxi 15)
- Frequency path: Level VIII of XX

Winter (winter) sits on top and ice (ice) crystallizes below — in the depths of winter, ice forms on everything beneath, the frozen season at its coldest.

In words:

- 冬 ふゆ — winter
- 冬眠 とうみん — hibernation;winter sleep

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