春はるの使つかい

noun

Japanese bush warbler; messenger of spring

Poetic name for the Japanese bush warbler (鶯), seen as a herald of spring. The literal meaning is 'messenger of spring'.

See also: ウグイス

• 春はるの使つかいの声こえが聞きこえると、もうすぐ暖あたたかくなると思おもう。

  When I hear the voice of the messenger of spring, I feel that warm weather is near.

• 俳はい句くでは、春はるの使つかいは鶯うぐいすのことを指さす。

  In haiku, 'haru no tsukai' refers to the bush warbler.