春|はるharu[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. noun, adverbspring; springtime
   多おおくの植物しょくぶつは春はるに花はなをつける。↗

   Many plants bloom in the spring.
2. nounNew Year
3. nounprime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); heyday
4. nounadolescence; puberty
5. nounsexuality; sexual desire

• SynonymプランタンWrittenA French loanword for spring; rarely used on its own, appearing mostly in shop and brand names rather than in everyday speech.
• Synonym春陽しゅんようWrittenSpring sunshine, or the spring season itself; used mainly in the seasonal greetings that open letters.
• Related春季しゅんきWrittenA Sino-Japanese word for the spring season, used in formal names and written contexts, as in 「春季大会」.
• Related三春さんしゅんWrittenThe three months of spring on the old lunar calendar; a literary term rarely used in modern Japanese.
• Related春期しゅんきWrittenThe spring period; used chiefly for school terms and courses, as in 「春期講習」. Leans toward written style, though such set terms are said aloud too.
• Antonym秋あきWrittenHere the word read 「とき」, occasionally written 「秋」: it means time or occasion, not a season; the seasonal opposite of 「春」 is 「秋（あき）」.

Say 「春」 for spring in everyday speech. Use 「春季」 in formal names and written prose, 「春期」 for term courses, and 「春陽」 in letter greetings; 「三春」 is literary. 「プランタン」 appears in brand names, and 「時（とき）」 means time, not the season.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. （はる）季節きせつ（四季しき）の一ひとつ。冬ふゆの次つぎ、夏なつの前まえ。
2. （はる　立春りっしゅんをもって新年しんねんとした習慣しゅうかんから）新年しんねん。正月しょうがつ。
3. （はる）最もっとも勢いきおいが盛さかんな時期じき。
4. （はる）色事いろごと。性的せいてきなこと