春

On'yomi

シュン

SHUN

Kun'yomi

はる

haru

springtime · spring (season)

nature

Strokes9

Frequency#579

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Strokes9

Cultural Context

Composed of grass, sun, and sprout. Season when grass sprouts.

Spring, youth, rebirth. Represents season of beginning and hope.

Season from March to May. Symbolizes rebirth, hope, beginning. Time of cherry blossoms, school entrance, Hinamatsuri. Frequent haiku seasonal word.

春夏秋冬

しゅんかしゅうとう

spring, summer, autumn (fall) and winter; the four seasons; spring, summer, autumn (fall) and winter

春風駘蕩

しゅんぷうたいとう

warm and genial spring weather; genial and balmy; warm and genial spring weather

小春日和

こはるびより

Indian summer (around November); mild late autumn weather; mild late fall weather; Indian summer (around November)

春宵一刻

しゅんしょういっこく

a moment of time in a spring evening (is worth a thousand pieces of gold); a moment of time in a spring evening (is worth a thousand pieces of gold)

春日遅々

しゅんじつちち

long and balmy (of a spring day); long and balmy (of a spring day)

春花秋月

しゅんかしゅうげつ

spring flowers and the autumn moon; beauty of nature as it changes from season to season; spring flowers and the autumn moon

春眠暁を覚えず

しゅんみんあかつきをおぼえず

Spring sleep knows no dawn

Spring sleep is so pleasant one doesn't wake