清せい和わ

noun

clear and mild spring weather; season of clear skies and warm air

Classical term for the pleasant spring season when the sky is clear and the air is warm. Not used in everyday modern conversation; appears in traditional poetry, almanacs, or literary contexts.

• 清せい和わの候こう、皆みな様さまにはますますご清せい栄えいのこととお慶よろこび申もうし上あげます。

  In this season of clear and mild spring weather, I hope you are all doing well.

noun

first ten days of the fourth lunar month

Refers to a specific period in the old lunar calendar, roughly corresponding to early May in the modern calendar. Cross-referenced with 卯月 (the fourth lunar month). Rare and historical; mainly encountered in classical texts or traditional date references.

See also: 卯月

• 旧きゅう暦れきでは、卯う月づきの初はじめの十とお日か間かんを清せい和わと呼よんだ。

  In the old lunar calendar, the first ten days of the fourth month were called 清和.