松まつ風かぜ

noun

wind blowing through pine trees; sound of wind in the pines

Evokes a classic Japanese aesthetic scene; often appears in poetry, literature, and traditional arts. The sound is considered soothing and elegant.

• 松まつ風かぜの音おとを聞ききながら、縁えん側がわでお茶ちゃを飲のんだ。

  I drank tea on the veranda while listening to the sound of the wind in the pines.

noun

sound of steam whistling in a tea ceremony kettle

Only with reading まつかぜ

Specific to the tea ceremony; the gentle whistling of the kettle is poetically likened to wind in pine trees. Used only with the reading まつかぜ.

• 茶ちゃ室しつに松まつ風かぜが響ひびき、静しずかなひとときが流ながれた。

  The sound of the kettle's 'matsukaze' filled the tea room, and a quiet moment passed.

noun

matsukaze (sugar-glazed cookie with sesame or poppy seeds)

Only with reading まつかぜ

A traditional Japanese sweet named after the poetic sound. The cookie is typically rectangular, glazed, and sprinkled with sesame or poppy seeds. Reading is まつかぜ.

• 京きょう都との老舗しにせで松まつ風かぜを買かって帰かえった。

  I bought some matsukaze cookies at a long-established shop in Kyoto.