はなざかり

Japanese

Alternative spelling
花盛り

Etymology

From 花(はな) (hana) + 盛(さか)り (sakari, “連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 盛(さか)る (sakaru).”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) はなざかり [hànázáꜜkàrì] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [ha̠na̠za̠ka̠ɾʲi]

Noun

はなざかり • (hanazakari) 

1. flowers being in full bloom

   野(の)菊(ぎく)の花(はな)盛(ざか)り

   nogiku no hanazakari

   a bloom of wild chrysanthemums

2. (figuratively) a phenomenon being at peak popularity
   • 2020 April 16, ムラリン, “仕(し)事(ごと)で使(つか)える「バーチャル背(はい)景(けい)」を集(あつ)めてみた (shigoto de tsukaeru “bācharu haikei” o atsumete mita, “We tried making a collection of 'virtual backgrounds' you can use for work”)”, in ASCII.jp [ASCII.jp]‎^[1]:

     ウェブ会(かい)議(ぎ)の盛(も)り上(あ)がりを受(う)け「バーチャル背(はい)景(けい)」の提(てい)供(きょう)が花(はな)盛(ざか)り

     webu kaigi no moriagari o uke “bācharu haikei” no teikyō ga hanazakari

     Provision of "virtual backgrounds" is at its peak with the rise of web conferences