Here in the northwest, the weather has been amazing this month. It has been so warm that cherry blossoms around here have already been blooming beautifully. This year, they are blooming much earlier than usual! For the next couple of blogs, I would like to go over Japanese words for Spring. In this blog today, let me introduce you to some basic spring related vocabulary that you can use. Read on!

 

Haru -(春、はる), spring

Haru yasumi -(春休み、はるやすみ), spring break

Haru kaze -(春風、はるかぜ), spring wind

Haru no hana-(春の花、はるのはな), spring flowers

Haru iro -(春色、はるいろ), spring color

Haru no kisetsu-(春の季節、はるのきせつ), spring season

Harusaki -(春先、はるさき), early spring

Hana -(花、はな), flower

Hanabira-(花びら、はなびら), flower pedal

Kusabana-(草花、くさばな), flowering Plants

Shibafu-(芝生、しばふ), grass

Shizen -(自然、しぜん), nature

Yama-(山、やま), mountain

Yama nobori-(山登り、やまのぼり), climbing mountain

Kawa – (川、かわ), river

Ohanami – (お花見、おはなみ), blossom party, blossom viewing

Sakura – (桜、さくら), cherry blossom

Ume -(梅、うめ) – plum

Kafun-(花粉、かふん), pollen

Kafun-sho-(花粉症、かふん), pollinosis

Picnic -(ピクニック), picnic

Atatakai tenki -(温かい天気、あたたかい　てんき), warm weather

Kimochino ii tenki -(気持ちのいい天気、きもちのいい　てんき), fefreshing weather

Yukidoke -(雪解け、ゆきどけ), melting snow

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Are you going anywhere during the spring break?

Haruyasumi wa dokoka e ikimasuka? (はるやすみは、どこかへ　いきますか？)

Where are you going during spring break?

Haruyasumi wa doko e ikimasuka? (はるやすみは、どこへ　いきますか？)

Do you have any plans for spring break?

Haruyasumi no keikaku wa arimasuka? (はるやすみの　けいかくは　ありますか？)

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You might be answering the above questions like:

I will be with my family during spring break.

Haruyasumi wa kazokude sugoshimasu. (はるやすみは、かぞくでそごします。)

I will be out of country during spring break.

Haruyasumi wa gaikoku ni imasu. (はるやすみは、がいこくにいます。)

I will be going skiing during spring break.

Haruyasumi wa ski- ni ikimasu.(はるやすみは、スキーにいきます。)

I will be in Hawaii during spring break.

Haruyasumi wa Hawaii ni imasu.(はるやすみは　ハワイにいます。)

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Do you already have any plans for spring break? How would you answer to the questions above? Hope you will be spending your spring break somewhere nice. 🙂