N4 Kanji: 春 (Spring (season))

JLPT N4 kanji 春 — readings, vocabulary, stroke order, mnemonic, and common confusion pairs.

Character Info

Property Value
Kanji
Strokes 9
Radical 日 (sun)
JLPT Level N4

Readings

Type Japanese Romaji
On-yomi シュン shun
Kun-yomi はる haru

Vocabulary

| 春 | はる | haru | spring | | 春休み | はるやすみ | haruyasumi | spring vacation | | 青春 | せいしゅん | seishun | youth, adolescence | | 春分 | しゅんぶん | shunbun | spring equinox | | 春夏秋冬 | しゅんかしゅうとう | shunkashūtō | the four seasons |

Stroke Order

1-5. Top 夫 (person with arms spread). 6-9. Bottom 日 (sun).

Mnemonic

A person (夫) spreading their arms wide above the sun (日) — spring is when the sun rises and people celebrate outdoors.

Common Confusion Pairs

| 泰 (peaceful) | 泰 has 水 at bottom; 春 has 日 | | 奏 (play music) | 奏 has 天 on top; 春 has 夫 |