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春昼 (しゅんちゅう, shunchuu) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

春しゅん昼ちゅう

しゅ

ん

ちゅ

う

Meanings

1

spring day (long and quiet)

archaic

Archaic literary noun for a spring day that feels long and peaceful. Not used in modern everyday Japanese; found in classical poetry and prose.

春しゅん昼ちゅうの庭にわに鳥とりの声こえが響ひびく。
In the garden on a long, quiet spring day, the sound of birds echoes.

Kanji

春springtime, spring (season)
昼daytime, noon

Related words

春しゅん日じつ
春日 is a more common literary term for a spring day, without the specific nuance of length and quietness that 春昼 carries.
春はるの日ひ
春の日 is the ordinary modern expression for a spring day, used in everyday conversation.

Etymology

Compound of 春 (spring) and 昼 (daytime). The reading しゅんちゅう is the on'yomi of both characters. The exact historical origin is uncertain, but it follows a classical Chinese-derived pattern for poetic seasonal terms.