四季
Meanings
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Refers collectively to spring, summer, autumn, and winter. Often used in contexts emphasizing seasonal change, nature, or traditional Japanese culture.
Japan has distinct four seasons.
I feel the changing of the four seasons.
Usage patterns
- 〈場所〉には四季があるa place has (experiences) four distinct seasons
Japan has four distinct seasons.
- 四季を通して〈動詞〉throughout all four seasons
You can enjoy beautiful flowers in this garden throughout all four seasons.
- 四季を感じるto feel/sense the changing seasons
Walking around Kyoto, you can feel the changing seasons.
- 四季を楽しむto enjoy the four seasons
Japanese people have long enjoyed the four seasons.
Expressions
- 四季の移ろいpassage of the seasons; changing of the four seasons