孟もう春しゅん

noun

beginning of spring

Literary or classical term for early spring, often used in poetry or traditional contexts.

• 孟もう春しゅんの候こう、皆みな様さまにはますますご清せい栄えいのこととお慶よろこび申もうし上あげます。

  In this early spring season, I hope you are all doing well.

noun

first month of the lunar calendar

Obsolete term for the first month of the lunar calendar; corresponds roughly to February in the modern calendar.

• 旧きゅう暦れきでは孟もう春しゅんは新しん年ねんの始はじまりの月つきとされた。

  In the old lunar calendar, the first month was considered the start of the new year.