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春分 (しゅんぶん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

春しゅん分ぶん

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Meanings

1

noun

vernal equinox; spring equinox

Refers to the spring equinox, both as an astronomical point and as a calendrical seasonal marker; it is one of the 二十四節気.

See also: 二十四節気

春しゅん分ぶんを過すぎると、昼ひるの時じ間かんが少すこしずつ長ながくなる。
After the vernal equinox, the daylight hours gradually get longer.

今年ことしの春しゅん分ぶんは三さん月がつ二十はつ日かです。

This year's spring equinox is March 20.

Kanji

春springtime, spring (season)
分part, minute of time, segment

Similar words

秋しゅう分ぶん
The autumnal equinox; 春分 is the corresponding equinox in spring.
春しゅん分ぶんの日ひ
The holiday or named day associated with 春分; 春分 itself is the equinox or seasonal term.
二に十じゅう四し節せっ気き
The broader traditional system of 24 solar terms; 春分 is one of these terms.

Etymology

A Sino-Japanese compound written with 春, meaning 'spring', and 分, meaning 'division' or 'parting'; the spelling is conventionally tied to the seasonal point when day and night are roughly balanced in spring.