first Japanese bush warbler song of the year
A seasonal word (kigo) for early spring, referring to the first song of the Japanese bush warbler (uguisu) heard in the new year.
Hearing the first bush warbler song of the year, I felt the arrival of spring.
Standard kanji spelling using the modern form 鴬.
Contains the outdated kanji 鶯; the modern form 鴬 is preferred.
A compound of 初, “first of the season or year,” and 鴬, referring especially to the first bush-warbler song heard in spring.