花か鳥ちょう風ふう月げつ

noun

beauties of nature; traditional themes of natural beauty

Refers to the classic aesthetic appreciation of flowers, birds, wind, and moon as symbols of nature's beauty, often in poetry and art.

See also: 花鳥諷詠

• 花か鳥ちょう風ふう月げつを愛めでる心こころは、日本にほん人じんの美び意い識しきの根こん底ていにある。

  An appreciation for the beauties of nature lies at the heart of the Japanese aesthetic sense.

noun

artistic pursuits involving nature themes

Extended use referring to creative activities like painting, poetry, or flower arrangement that take natural beauty as their subject.

• 彼かれは花か鳥ちょう風ふう月げつをたしなみ、休きゅう日じつには絵えを描かいたり句くを詠よんだりしている。

  He enjoys artistic pursuits centered on nature, spending his holidays painting or composing haiku.