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韶光 (しょうこう, shoukou) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
じ 字 Furigana
Kanji 韶 beautiful, emperor Shun's music Related words 春はる 景色げしき Modern, everyday term for spring scenery. 韶光 is an archaic, poetic equivalent.
春しゅん 光こう Also a literary term for spring light or scenery, but more common than 韶光 and still occasionally used in modern writing.
Etymology 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.
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In old waka poems, the word 韶光 is used to describe the gentle scenery of spring.