also: かざはな
flurry of snow in a clear sky
Describes light snowflakes dancing in the air on an otherwise clear day, often in late winter or early spring. A poetic seasonal word (kigo) for spring.
Flurries of snow dancing in the blue sky—a scene that heralds the arrival of spring.
winter wind bringing scattered snow or rain
Refers to the cold wind itself that carries occasional snowflakes or raindrops, often in mountain regions. Less common than sense 1.
I walked silently along the mountain path where a wind carrying flurries of snow was blowing.
skin eruptions from cold or fever
Archaic or dialectal term for rashes or hives caused by cold weather or illness. Cross-referenced with 風ほろし. Not used in modern standard Japanese.
See also: 風ほろし
It seems that people long ago called rashes from a cold 'kazabana'.
Standard kanji spelling. The reading かざばな is more common than かざはな.
Alternate reading; less common than かざばな.
Compound of 風 (kaza, 'wind') and 花 (hana, 'flower'), with rendaku voicing. The image is of snowflakes blown by the wind like flower petals. The reading かざはな is a less common variant without rendaku.