春はる雨さめ

noun

gentle spring rain

Poetic or literary term for a soft, drizzling rain in spring. In everyday speech, 春の雨 is more common.

• 春はる雨さめがしとしとと降ふっている。

  A gentle spring rain is falling softly.

noun

glass noodles; cellophane noodles

Only with reading はるさめ

Thin, translucent noodles made from bean starch or potato starch. Used in salads, soups, and stir-fries. The reading しゅんう is not used for this sense.

• 春はる雨さめサラダを作つくりましょう。

  Let's make glass noodle salad.