秋

Glyph origin
The oracle bone forms and bronze inscriptions show the of a cricket or a locust, sometimes with a fire  glyph underneath. In its later form, became a. Often thought of as an ; after harvesting the grain, the fields are burned to kill locusts and their eggs.

Etymology 1
Unclear.

minimally reconstructs 🇨🇬 *tshiu < Proto-Chinese *C-nh(i)u and proposes its cognacy to either:
 * ; or
 * , as vegetation dies in autumn; additionally in , this word's referent was winter's dead vegetation.

Alternatively, relates  to, whose 🇨🇬 reconstruction should possibly be amended to  or.

Definitions

 * 1) harvest season
 * 2) autumn; fall
 * 3)  year
 * 4) period; time
 * 5) autumn crops
 * 1) period; time
 * 2) autumn crops
 * 1) period; time
 * 2) autumn crops
 * 1) autumn crops

Kanji

 * 1) autumn

Compounds

 * : beginning of autumn
 * : ending of autumn
 * : beginning of autumn
 * : ending of autumn
 * : beginning of autumn
 * : ending of autumn
 * : beginning of autumn
 * : ending of autumn

Etymology
→ * →

From.

Likely cognate with, , , ,. However, the exact relationship of these terms remains unclear.

Pronunciation

 * (Kyoto) あ$\overline{き}$ [àkíꜜ]

Noun

 * 1) autumn, fall season

Derived terms

 * : a mountain in autumn

Etymology
From.

Kanji

 * 1) autumn; fall

Etymology
Cognate with 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) autumn; fall