Autumn is a season full of charm all over the world.
Autumn in Japan is also full of charm and loved by people all over the world. Autumn in Japan is quiet and refined, and one cannot help but feel a sense of Japanese culture.
There are many words in the Japanese language that vividly and beautifully express the beauty of autumn in Japan.
In this article, we would like to introduce 10 Japanese seasonal words that beautifully express autumn in Japan.
We hope that by introducing these Japanese seasonal words, you will be able to feel the beauty of autumn in Japan.
Please read the article introducing beautiful Japanese words not only for autumn but also for all spring, summer, autumn and winter!
- Japanese seasonal word for autumn
- ①秋晴れ（Aki Bare）clear autumnal weather
- ②秋高し（Aki Takashi）the sky is high
- ③秋声（Syuusei）autumn sound
- ④錦秋（Kinnsyuu）autumn where the foliage is as beautiful as brocade
- ⑤夜半の秋（Yowa no Aki）late autumn night
- ⑥秋燈（Syuutou）autumnal lamp
- ⑦冬隣（Fuyu Tonari）Next to Winter
- ⑧秋の夜長（Aki no Yonaga）long autumn night (esp. of autumn)
- ⑨秋麗（Syuurei/Aki Urara）glorious fall
- ⑩星月夜（Hoshi Zuki Yo）night of the moon and stars
- At the end.
Japanese seasonal word for autumn
①秋晴れ（Aki Bare）clear autumnal weather
A clear autumn day. It is also called “Akibiyori”.
On clear autumn days, the air is clear and very refreshing. Many Japanese people love and look forward to clear autumn days.
②秋高し（Aki Takashi）the sky is high
In autumn, the air is clear and cloudless, and the sky feels high. It is also called “Tenn Takashi(the sky is high).
The feeling that Aki Takashi (the sky is high) and wide in autumn gives us a sense that our hearts are also broadened somehow.
③秋声（Syuusei）autumn sound
The sound of the wind, leaves falling from trees, insects chirping, and other sounds that remind us of autumn.
I find beauty in the fact that the sounds made by autumn are compared to voices. The voice of the cicada, the representative sound of summer, gradually fades away, and at the same time, the chirping of the bellbirds, along with the coolness of the air, reminds us of the coming of autumn.
④錦秋（Kinnsyuu）autumn where the foliage is as beautiful as brocade
The trees are as beautiful as brocade with their autumn leaves. Nishiki is a high quality fabric made from various threads.
The ground where autumn colored leaves have withered and fallen is like a brocade carpet. Walking on the ground in brocade autumn, stepping on the fallen autumn leaves, one can feel that one is in the midst of autumn.
⑤夜半の秋（Yowa no Aki）late autumn night
The autumn night has grown even darker. The moon shining in the night sky and the chirping of insects remind us of the deepening of autumn.
The nights are getting longer and longer, and the quiet time to contemplate becomes a happy time. Let’s stay up a little later and light candles in the quiet night in autumn at midnight.
⑥秋燈（Syuutou）autumnal lamp
Names of lights to light up the autumn night. Enjoying the long autumn nights under the lights is a very chic Japanese experience.
It is good to talk with friends, to read books, or to be alone in contemplation. How about escaping from the information overload of the modern world with an autumn light?
⑦冬隣（Fuyu Tonari）Next to Winter
late autumn that makes it seem like winter is coming
The end of autumn brings the feeling of winter. The cold and harsh season is coming.
The loneliness of the end of autumn is also felt next to winter.
⑧秋の夜長（Aki no Yonaga）long autumn night (esp. of autumn)
Autumn is the season when the nights are the longest.
The term “long autumn nights” has come to be used because one can feel the nights getting longer and longer.
⑨秋麗（Syuurei/Aki Urara）glorious fall
The pleasant weather on a sunny autumn day is peaceful and tranquil. The pleasant autumn weather with its autumnal beauty will clear your mind and make you feel happy.
The word “麗rei/Urara” used here is difficult to translate because it evokes a sense of beauty that is uniquely Japanese.
⑩星月夜（Hoshi Zuki Yo）night of the moon and stars
A night when the moon is not visible and the stars are shining.
Usually the moon brightens the night, but on starry nights, beautiful stars light up the night instead of the moon.
At the end.
In this article, I have introduced Japanese seasonal words for autumn. Japan has many words to describe beautiful seasons, and autumn also has many beautiful words.
It may be a little difficult to understand, but I am happy if you have been able to recognize the beauty of Japanese seasonal words and become interested in them.
And when you travel to Japan in the fall, I am sure that your stay in Japan will be even more enjoyable if you connect the autumnal seasonal words with Japanese culture.
Please try to learn even one of them. Thank you very much.
