秋しゅう冬とう

also: あきふゆ

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Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

autumn and winter; fall and winter

Refers to the two seasons together, often used in contexts like fashion, agriculture, or scheduling.

秋しゅう冬とうの新しん作さくコートが店てん頭とうに並ならび始はじめた。
The new autumn and winter coats have started appearing in stores.
秋しゅう冬とう野や菜さいの種たねまきは八はち月がつから始はじまります。
Sowing seeds for autumn and winter vegetables starts in August.

Usage patterns

秋あき冬ふゆ〈物もの〉autumn/winter items (esp. clothing)
秋あき冬ふゆ物もののコートを新あたらしく買かった。
I bought a new autumn/winter coat.
秋しゅう冬とうにかけてfrom autumn into winter
秋しゅう冬とうにかけて気き温おんが徐じょ々じょに下さがる。
The temperature gradually drops from autumn into winter.
秋しゅう冬とうシーズンthe autumn/winter season (esp. in fashion or business)
このブランドは秋しゅう冬とうシーズンに新しん作さくを発はっ表ぴょうする。
This brand releases new products for the autumn/winter season.

Kanji

秋autumn
冬winter

Related words

春しゅん夏か
春夏 (しゅんか) means 'spring and summer', the complementary pair of seasons.
春しゅん夏か秋しゅう冬とう
春夏秋冬 (しゅんかしゅうとう) is the four-character compound for 'the four seasons'.

Opposites

春しゅん夏か
秋冬 groups autumn and winter together, while 春夏 groups spring and summer as the complementary half of the year.

Word family

春しゅん夏か秋しゅう冬とうN1
the four seasons; spring, summer, autumn, and winter

Written forms

秋冬Usage100%
- しゅうとう
  Standard kanji compound for 'autumn and winter'. The reading しゅうとう is the most common.
- あきふゆ
  Kun-reading variant, also used but less common than しゅうとう. Often seen in casual or explanatory contexts.
あきふゆ

Etymology

Compound of 秋 (autumn) and 冬 (winter). The on-reading しゅうとう is the standard Sino-Japanese reading; the kun-reading あきふゆ is a native Japanese reading.