{"id":3304,"date":"2014-03-18T08:28:54","date_gmt":"2014-03-18T08:28:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/?p=3304"},"modified":"2018-07-26T13:33:19","modified_gmt":"2018-07-26T13:33:19","slug":"what-are-the-common-japanese-words-for-spring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/what-are-the-common-japanese-words-for-spring\/","title":{"rendered":"WHAT are the common Japanese words for Spring?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It is getting warmer here in the Northwest these days. I love it how we are having more and more sunny days recently. Spring is almost here. In this article, I would like to introduce you to some of the common Japanese words that are used for Spring.<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"457\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"121\" height=\"21\"><strong>Kanji<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"87\"><strong>Hiragana<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"106\"><b>pronunciation<\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"143\"><strong>English Translation<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"21\">\u6625<\/td>\n<td>\u306f\u308b<\/td>\n<td>haru<\/td>\n<td>spring<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"21\">\u685c<\/td>\n<td>\u3055\u304f\u3089<\/td>\n<td>sakura<\/td>\n<td>cherry blossom<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"21\">\u6696\u304b\u3044<\/td>\n<td>\u3042\u305f\u305f\u304b\u3044<\/td>\n<td>atatakai<\/td>\n<td>warm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"21\">\u6885<\/td>\n<td>\u3046\u3081<\/td>\n<td>ume<\/td>\n<td>plum<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"21\">\u6c34\u4ed9<\/td>\n<td>\u3059\u3044\u305b\u3093<\/td>\n<td>suisen<\/td>\n<td>daffodil<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"21\">\u30b7\u30ed\u30c4\u30e1\u30af\u30b5<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>shirotsumekusa<\/td>\n<td>white clover<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"21\">\u305f\u3093\u307d\u307d<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>tanpopo<\/td>\n<td>dandelion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"21\">\u83dc\u306e\u82b1<\/td>\n<td>\u306a\u306e\u306f\u306a<\/td>\n<td>nanohana<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>Rapeseed<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"21\">\u6606\u866b<\/td>\n<td>\u3053\u3093\u3061\u3085\u3046<\/td>\n<td>konchu<\/td>\n<td>insects<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"21\">\u30c6\u30f3\u30c8\u30a6\u30e0\u30b7<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>tentou mushi<\/td>\n<td>ladybug<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"21\">\u87fb<\/td>\n<td>\u3042\u308a<\/td>\n<td>ari<\/td>\n<td>ants<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"21\">\u8702<\/td>\n<td>\u306f\u3061<\/td>\n<td>hachi<\/td>\n<td>bees<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"21\">\u30e2\u30f3\u30b7\u30ed\u30c1\u30e7\u30a6<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>monshiro chou<\/td>\n<td>small white butterfly<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"21\">\u30a2\u30b2\u30cf\u30c1\u30e7\u30a6<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>ageha chou<\/td>\n<td>Swallowtail butterfly<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>These are some of the expressions we often use during Spring season.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u5929\u6c17\u304c\u3044\u3044-tenki ga ii. (Weather is nice).<\/li>\n<li>\u3044\u3044\u5929\u6c17-ii tenki. (Nice weather).<\/li>\n<li>\u5916\u306f\u6c17\u6301\u3061\u304c\u3044\u3044\u3002- sotowa kimochiga ii. (It feels good to be outside).<\/li>\n<li>\u304a\u82b1\u304c\u304d\u308c\u3044\u3067\u3059\u3002-ohana ga kirei desu. (Flowers look beautiful).<\/li>\n<li>\u304a\u82b1\u304c\u304d\u308c\u3044\u306b\u54b2\u3044\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002-ohana ga kireini saite imasu. (Flowers are blooming beautifully).<\/li>\n<li>\u6563\u6b69\u306b\u3044\u304d\u307e\u3057\u3087\u3046\u3002-sanpo ni ikimashou. (Let&#8217;s go for a walk!).<\/li>\n<li>\u30d4\u30af\u30cb\u30c3\u30af\u306b\u884c\u304d\u307e\u3057\u3087\u3046\u3002-Picnic ni ikima shou. (Let&#8217;s go for picnic!).<\/li>\n<li>\u516c\u5712\u3067\u663c\u5bdd\u304c\u3057\u305f\u3044\u3067\u3059\u3002-kouen de hirune ga shitai desu. (I want to take a nap at the park).<\/li>\n<li>\u516c\u5712\u3067\u5b50\u4f9b\u9054\u304c\u904a\u3093\u3067\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002-kouen de kodomo tachi ga asonde imasu. (Kids are playing at the park).<\/li>\n<li>\u4eca\u65e5\u306f\u3001\u3068\u3066\u3082\u6c17\u5206\u304c\u3044\u3044\u3067\u3059\u3002-kyou wa totemo kibun ga iidesu. (I feel wonderful today)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Since we are talking about Spring, let me introduce you to some of the Kanji&#8217;s that are related to &#8220;Nature&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u5c71(\u3084\u307e\u3001\u3055\u3093) &#8211; (yama, or san) ~ Mountain<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\u9ad8\u3044\u5c71(\u305f\u304b\u3044\u3084\u307e)-(tall mountain)<\/li>\n<li>\u5bcc\u58eb\u5c71(\u3075\u3058\u3055\u3093)- Mr. Fuji.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>\u5ddd(\u304b\u308f) &#8211; (kawa) ~ River<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\u5ddd\u3067\u904a\u3076\u3002(\u304b\u308f\u3067\u3042\u305d\u3076)-(to play in the river)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>\u7a7a(\u305d\u3089) &#8211; (sora) ~ Sky<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\u7a7a\u3092\u898b\u3066\u3054\u3089\u3093\u3002-(\u305d\u3089\u3092\u307f\u3066\u3054\u3089\u3093\u3002)-(Look at the sky.)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><strong>\u96e8(\u3042\u3081) &#8211; (ame) ~ Rain<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\u96e8\u304c\u964d\u3063\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002-(\u3042\u3081\u304c\u3075\u3063\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002)-(It is raining.)<\/li>\n<li>\u96e8\u306f\u5acc\u3044\u3067\u3059\u3002-(\u3042\u3081\u306f\u304d\u3089\u3044\u3067\u3059\u3002)-(I don&#8217;t like rain.)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><strong>\u98a8(\u304b\u305c) &#8211; (kaze) ~ Wind<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\u5916\u306f\u98a8\u304c\u5f37\u3044\u3002-(\u305d\u3068\u306f\u3001\u304b\u305c\u304c\u3064\u3088\u3044\u3002)-(It is windy outside.)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><strong>\u96ea(\u3086\u304d) &#8211; (yuki) ~ Snow<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\u96ea\u304c\u964d\u3063\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002-(\u3086\u304d\u304c\u3075\u3063\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002)-(It is snowing.)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Hope you got to know a bit more Japanese vocabularies today!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"220\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/03\/spring2-350x220.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/03\/spring2-350x220.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/03\/spring2.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>It is getting warmer here in the Northwest these days. I love it how we are having more and more sunny days recently. Spring is almost here. In this article, I would like to introduce you to some of the common Japanese words that are used for Spring. Kanji Hiragana pronunciation English Translation \u6625 \u306f\u308b&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-item__readmore\"><a class=\"btn btn--md\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/what-are-the-common-japanese-words-for-spring\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":107,"featured_media":3307,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[3,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3304","post","type-post","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-culture","category-grammar"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3304","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/107"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3304"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3304\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6146,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3304\/revisions\/6146"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3307"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3304"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3304"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3304"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}