水温みずぬるむ

expression

warming of water in spring

A seasonal phrase (kigo) used in haiku and poetic language to evoke early spring, when the water begins to lose its winter chill.

• 水みず温ぬるむ季き節せつ、川かわ辺べを散さん歩ぽするのが心地ここちよい。

  In the season when the water warms, it's pleasant to walk along the riverside.

• 俳はい句くで「水みず温ぬるむ」は春はるの季き語ごとしてよく使つかわれる。

  In haiku, 'mizu nurumu' is often used as a spring seasonal word.