Save Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts 春夏秋冬, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. HEE-TO-TO-KEE [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 春 (hi) meaning "spring", 夏 (to) meaning "summer", 秋 (to) meaning "autumn" combined with 冬 (ki) meaning "winter". Other kanji combinations are possible.