Word Meaning 孟冬

もうとう moutou

孟冬 is read as もうとう (moutou) and means beginning of winter.

Meaning

English

beginning of winter
tenth month of the lunar calendar

Reading

Kana

もうとう

Romaji

moutou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Jinmeiyō Kanken 準1級 Antonyms 季冬 Rank 139136 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

孟子

もうし

Mencius (one of the Four Books)

孟母断機の教え

もうぼだんきのおしえ

(the lesson that) one should not leave things unfinished

暖冬

だんとう

mild winter

厳冬

げんとう

severe winter

核の冬

かくのふゆ

nuclear winter

冬

ふゆ

winter

春夏秋冬

しゅんかしゅうとう

spring, summer, autumn (fall) and winter

初冬

しょとう

early winter

真冬

まふゆ

midwinter

越冬

えっとう

passing the winter

昨冬

さくとう

last winter

天門冬

てんもんどう

dried Chinese asparagus root

Example Sentences

孟冬の空は高く、空気も澄んでいた。

もうとうのそらはたかく、くうきもすんでいた。

The sky in early winter was high, and the air was clear.