三春|さんしゅんsanshun

Common
Definitions
  1. nounthree spring months
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Related春季しゅんきWrittenWritten/formal word for spring as a season, as in 「春季大会」「春季の気温」; 「三春」 by contrast is a literary, elegant name for the three spring months.
  • Related春はるNeutralThe neutral, most common word for spring; 「三春」 is an elegant literary term for the three months of spring, used in poetry and letters.

For spring in everyday speech use 「春」; in written or formal prose use 「春季」. 「三春」 is an elegant literary name for the three spring months, kept for poetry and letters.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 春はるの三さんヶ月かげつ間かん。陰暦いんれきの正月しょうがつ、二に月がつ、三さん月がつのこと。
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