Onyomi: シュン · Kunyomi: はる · Meanings: spring (season), springtime
Kanji for spring season, springtime
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The kanji 春 shows plants growing and the sun shining above, symbolizing the season when life awakens. In ancient times, it represented spring — a time of new growth, warmth, and renewal. 春 came to mean spring, capturing energy, freshness, and the beginning of the cycle of life.
Plants growing under the sun — 春 means spring, the season of renewal, growth, and warmth.
Imagine flowers sprouting and the sun warming the land — that’s 春, the kanji for spring and new beginnings.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 春 | はる | spring, springtime | common JLPT-N5 Noun, Adverb (fukushi) |
| 春休み | はるやすみ | spring break, spring vacation | common Noun |
| 春先 | はるさき | beginning of spring | common Noun, Adverb (fukushi) |
| 春機 | しゅんき | sexual desire | Noun |
| 春闘 | しゅんとう | spring labor offensive, annual spring wage bargaining round | common Noun |
| 春秋 | しゅんじゅう | spring and autumn, spring and fall | common Noun |
| 春夏秋冬 | しゅんかしゅうとう | spring, summer, autumn (fall) and winter, the four seasons | common Noun, Adverb (fukushi) |
| 春分 | しゅんぶん | vernal equinox, spring equinox | common Noun |
| 春季 | しゅんき | spring season | common Noun |
| 東宮 | とうぐう | crown prince | common Noun |