Monday, October 15, 2012

○○の秋 (~ no aki)

The hot and dry summer has passed and the cold winter is on its way.  And of course there is this beautiful season, fall.  In Japan, fall is considered as the best season to strive for anything you like to do.

○○の秋, which means Autumn of [blank], is a common phrase used around this season in Japan.

There are two circles because you typically fit two kanji characters to make it meaningful for your goal/ambition/hobby/life, etc, but it does not have to be two characters.

The typical phrases used are:

読書の秋 (dokusho no aki) = Autumn of Reading
芸術の秋 (geijyutsu no aki) = Autumn of Art
スポーツの秋 (supootsu no aki) = Autumn of Sports
食欲の秋 (shokuyoku no aki) = Autumn of Appetite

What is your ○○の秋?

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