花はな冷びえ

noun

chilly spring weather; spring chill

Refers to the unseasonably cold weather that often occurs around the time cherry blossoms bloom (late March to early April). A seasonal word (kigo) used especially in haiku and weather reports.

• 花はな冷びえの一いち日にちで、お花はな見みにはコートが必ひつ要ようだった。

  It was a day of spring chill, so we needed coats for cherry blossom viewing.

• 今こん週しゅうは花はな冷びえが続つづく見み込こみです。

  Spring chill is expected to continue this week.