# 秋 — Autumn

Frequency rank 748 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 養 (Foster), less common than 河 (River).

- On’yomi: しゅう
- Kun’yomi: あき
- Radical: 禾 Grain (Kangxi 115)
- Frequency path: Level VI of XX

Grain (禾) catches fire (火) — the harvest fields glow with fiery red and gold in autumn as the grain ripens.

In words:

- 秋 あき — autumn

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