春一番

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
春	一	番
はる Grade: 2	いち Grade: 1	ばん Grade: 2
kun’yomi	goon	kan’yōon

春一番 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology edit

Compound of 春(はる) (haru, “spring”) + 一(いち)番(ばん) (ichiban, “first, number one”).

Pronunciation edit

(Tokyo) はるいちばん [háꜜrù ìchíꜜbàǹ] (Atamadaka + Nakadaka – [1]-[2])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [ha̠ɾɯ̟ᵝ it͡ɕibã̠ɴ]

Noun edit

春(はる)一(いち)番(ばん) • (haruichiban)

first storm of spring
春一番(はるいちばん)が吹(ふ)いた。
Haruichiban ga fuita.
We witnessed the first storm of spring.

References edit

^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=春一番&oldid=71184482"