beautiful spring scenery; tranquil spring scenery
Archaic literary term for the gentle, beautiful light and scenery of spring. Found in classical poetry and prose; not used in modern everyday Japanese.
In old waka poems, the word 韶光 is used to describe the gentle scenery of spring.
A Sino-Japanese compound of 韶 (beautiful, splendid) and 光 (light). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning of beautiful spring light.