mountain lush with summer greenery; overflowing mountain
A poetic seasonal phrase (kigo) for late spring to summer, describing a mountain covered in abundant fresh greenery, as if dripping with life. Often used in haiku and traditional poetry. Compare with 山笑う (spring) and 山眠る (winter).
When the season of the overflowing mountain arrives, the fresh greenery is dazzling.
In haiku, 'yamashitatru' is used as a seasonal word for early summer.
A summer seasonal expression derived from the description 夏山蒼翠而如滴, “summer mountains are blue-green as though dripping,” in the Chinese painting treatise 林泉高致.