初はつ凪なぎ

noun

first lull of the year; New Year's calm

Refers to the first calm (windless) period of the new year, often associated with New Year's Day. A seasonal word (kigo) used in haiku and traditional contexts.

• 元がん旦たんの朝あさ、初はつ凪なぎの海うみを見みながら今年ことしの平へい和わを願ねがった。

  On New Year's morning, I wished for peace this year while looking at the calm sea of the first lull.