Autumn

in Japanese

秋

Aki

autumn

How Japanese people write Autumnオータム

Character by character

Other ways to write Autumn

桜多夢

Ō · Ta · Mu

cherry blossom · abundance · dream

央汰武

Ō · Ta · Mu

center · refine · bravery

About Autumn in Japanese

In Japan, Autumn is written オータム in katakana, the script used for foreign names. The kanji spelling 秋 is read Aki. Every character uses one of its real Japanese readings and was chosen for its meaning: 秋 (Aki, autumn).

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Questions

How do you write Autumn in Japanese?+

Autumn is written オータム in katakana. A kanji spelling is 秋, read Aki.

What does 秋 mean?+

Character by character, 秋 means autumn.

Is 秋 a real Japanese name?+

It is a phonetic spelling (ateji): Japanese readers will read it as Aki and see the meaning of each character. In everyday Japanese, a foreign name like Autumn is written in katakana: オータム.

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