gentle spring rain
Poetic or literary term for a soft, drizzling rain in spring. In everyday speech, 春の雨 is more common.
A gentle spring rain is falling softly.
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.
Let's make glass noodle salad.
Standard kanji spelling for both the spring rain and the noodle senses.
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially for the noodle sense.
From 春 (spring) + 雨 (rain). The noodle sense is a metaphorical extension, likening the thin, translucent noodles to gentle spring rain.