spring thaw of the ground
Archaic noun referring to the thawing of frozen ground in spring. Not used in modern everyday speech; encountered mainly in classical or poetic contexts.
In old waka poems, scenes from the time of the spring thaw are composed.
Standard kanji spelling for this archaic noun.
Irregular okurigana variant; less common than 凍て解け.
Compound of 凍て (ite, 'freezing') + 解け (doke, 'thawing'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word follows a straightforward native Japanese compounding pattern.