冬: winter

冬 dōng

noun
: winter

鼕 [冬] dōng

onomatopoeia
: beating a drum; rat-a-tat

Kun Reading

冬 | ふゆ fuyu

adverbial noun | temporal noun
: winter

冬めく | ふゆめく fuyumeku

godan verb with ku ending | intransitive verb
: to become wintry

四季 si4ji4: four seasons

春 chun1: spring
夏 xia4: summer
秋 qiu1: autumn
冬 dong1: winter

冬天 dong1tian1: winter

冬季 dong1ji4: winter [とうき touki: (season of) winter]

冬瓜 dong1gua1: wax gourd (Cucurbitaceae, Benincasa hispida); white gourd; white hairy melon; Chinese squash
[とうがん tougan: wax gourd (Benincasa hispida); ash gourd; white gourd; winter melon]

東瓜豆腐 OR 冬瓜豆腐 dong1gua1 dou4fu: (cantonese) misfortune
“after funerals, it was customary to have a vegetarian banquet of sorts to thank friends and relatives in which typical foods consumed were 冬瓜 and 豆腐 (among other vegetables/vegetarian foods). As a result, these foods became associated with unexpected disasters or accidents.
 
Also, during Halloween, 冬瓜豆腐 would be given to the ghosts/spirits to eat, and this later evolved and became associated with misfortune.”

冬令 dong1iìng4: winter; winter climate

冬夏 dong1xia4: winter and summer

冬至 dong1zhi4: Winter Solstice, 22nd of the 24 solar terms 二十四节气 22nd December-5th January
[とうじ touji: winter solstice]

冬至粥 | とうじがゆ: azuki bean rice gruel eaten on the day of the winter solstice (to chase away demons that spread contagious diseases)

過冬 [过冬] guo4 dong1: to get through the winter

Also means: to have dinner with family members during the winter solstice festival 過冬至節

越冬 yue4dong1: to pass the winter; to overwinter; to live through the winter
[えっとう ettou: passing the winter; hibernation]

越冬資金 | えっとうしきん ettou shikin: winter bonus

丁冬 ding1dong1: (onom.) ding dong; jingling of bells; clanking sound

初冬 chu1dong1: early winter
[しょとう shotou OR はつふゆ hatsufuyu: early winter]

嚴[严]冬 yan2dong1: severe winter [厳冬 | げんとう gentou: severe winter]

天門冬 [天门冬] tian1 men2 dong1: asparagus
[天門冬 | てんもんどう tenmondou: dried Chinese asparagus root]

冬蟲夏草 [冬虫夏草] dong1 chong2 xia4 cao3: caterpillar fungus (Cordyceps sinensis) [highly prized herbal medicine]

Japanese common word | expression | yojijukugo 四字熟語 | idiom
冬休み | ふゆやすみ fuyu yasumi: winter vacation

*春夏秋冬 | しゅんかしゅうとう shunka shuutou
: (yoji) spring, summer, autumn (fall) and winter; the four seasons

夏炉冬扇 | かろとうせん karo tousen
: (yoji) summer fires and winter fans; useless things

夏山冬里 | なつやまふゆさと natsuyama fuyusato
: (yoji) pasturing cattle in summer and feeding them indoors during winter; rotated grazing

冬来たりなば春遠からじ | ふゆきたりなばはるとおからじ fuyu kitari naba haru tookaraji
: If Winter comes can Spring be far behind?

Chinese expression | chengyu 成語 | idiom
*春夏秋冬 chun1 xia4 qiu1 dong1
: the four seasons; spring, summer, autumn and winter

無冬無夏 [无冬无夏] wu2 dong1 wu2 xia4
: regardless of the season; all the year round

夏天时，山坡上长满了花草。
The hillside is covered by grass and flowers in summer.

春生，夏長，秋收，冬藏 [春生，夏长，秋收，冬藏] chun1 sheng1 , xia4 zhang3 , qiu1 shou1 , dong1 cang2
: sow in spring, develop in summer, harvest in autumn, store in winter