noun, adverb
The season between winter and summer. Can be used adverbially as in 春になる or 春が来る.
今年の春は暖かいですね。
This spring is warm, isn't it?
春になったら花見に行きましょう。
Let's go cherry-blossom viewing when spring comes.
noun
Refers to the New Year period, especially in the traditional lunar calendar where spring marks the beginning of the year. Often used in poetic or formal contexts.
新春を迎え、皆様のご健康をお祈り申し上げます。
As we welcome the New Year, I wish you all good health.
noun
Metaphorical use referring to the most flourishing period of life or career. Common in expressions like 人生の春.
彼は今が人生の春だ。
He is now in the prime of his life.
noun
Specifically refers to the period of youth and sexual awakening. Often used in literary or psychological contexts.
思春期は心と体が大きく変化する時期です。
Adolescence is a time when the mind and body undergo great changes.
noun
Euphemistic or literary term for sexual feelings or activity. Often appears in compounds like 春をひさぐ (to sell sex).
その小説には春を思わせる描写が多く含まれている。
The novel contains many descriptions suggestive of sexuality.
Refers specifically to the period of youth, often with a nostalgic or poetic nuance, while 春 can be a broader metaphor for any prime or flourishing time.
The clinical term for puberty/adolescence; 春 alone is more literary and less precise.
Native Japanese word. The kanji 春 is a pictograph originally depicting plants sprouting under the sun, symbolizing spring. The reading はる is of native origin, not derived from Chinese.