秋あき風かぜ

also: しゅうふう

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

noun

autumn breeze; fall breeze

Refers to the cool, refreshing wind characteristic of autumn. Often carries a poetic or slightly nostalgic nuance in literature.

秋あき風かぜが心地ここちよい季き節せつになった。
It's become the season when the autumn breeze feels pleasant.
窓まどから涼すずしい秋あき風かぜが入はいってくる。
A cool autumn breeze comes in through the window.

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Usage patterns

〈物もの〉が秋あき風かぜになびくfor something to flutter in the autumn breeze
コスモスが秋あき風かぜになびいている。
The cosmos flowers are fluttering in the autumn breeze.
秋あき風かぜを感かんじるto feel the autumn breeze
窓まどを開あけると秋あき風かぜを感かんじた。
When I opened the window, I felt the autumn breeze.
秋あき風かぜが身みにしみるfor the autumn breeze to feel poignant or chilling
一人ひとりで歩あるいていると秋あき風かぜが身みにしみた。
Walking alone, the autumn breeze cut through me with a poignant chill.

Expressions

秋あき風かぜが吹ふくautumn wind blows · fall out of love; love cools
秋あき風かぜが立たつautumn wind blows · fall out of love; love cools

Kanji

秋autumn
風wind, air, style

Related words

木こ枯がらしN1
秋風 describes a mild, refreshing autumn wind, whereas 木枯らし is a much colder, stronger wind that strips leaves, marking the shift into winter.

Opposites

春はる風かぜ
秋風 is the cool, nostalgic wind of autumn, while 春風 is the warm, gentle wind of spring, making them seasonal opposites.

Word family

秋あき風かぜ月づき
eighth lunar month
秋あき風かぜの月つき
eighth lunar month

Built from

秋あき+風かぜ

Written forms

秋風Usage99%
- あきかぜ
  Standard kanji spelling with the common reading あきかぜ.
- しゅうふう
  Literary or poetic on-reading; less common in everyday speech.
あきかぜUsage1%
しゅうふう

Etymology

Compound of 秋 (autumn) and 風 (wind). The reading あきかぜ is the native Japanese kun'yomi combination; しゅうふう is the Sino-Japanese on'yomi reading, often used in poetic or literary contexts.