初はつ東風こち

noun

first east wind of the year; first spring east wind

A seasonal word (kigo) for early spring, often used in haiku and traditional poetry. Refers to the first warm wind from the east that signals the arrival of spring.

• 初はつ東風こちが吹ふき、梅うめの花はながほころび始はじめた。

  The first east wind of spring blew, and the plum blossoms began to open.

• 俳はい句くでは、初はつ東風こちは春はるの季き語ごとしてよく使つかわれる。

  In haiku, hatsukochi is often used as a spring seasonal word.