花鳥風月

Japanese

Kanji in this term
花	鳥	風	月
か Grade: 1	ちょう Grade: 2	ふう Grade: 2	げつ Grade: 1
kan’on	goon		kan’on

Etymology

Compound of 花鳥(かちょう) (kachō, “flowers and birds”) + 風(ふう)月(げつ) (fūgetsu, “wind and moon”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) か​ちょーふうげつ [káꜜchòòfùùgètsù] (Atamadaka – [1])
• (Tokyo) かちょーふ​うげつ [kàchóófúꜜùgètsù] (Nakadaka – [4])
• (Tokyo) かちょーふうげつ​ [kàchóófúúgétsúꜜ] (Odaka – [7])
• IPA^(key): [ka̠t͡ɕo̞ːɸɯ̟ᵝːɡe̞t͡sɨᵝ]

Noun

花(か)鳥(ちょう)風(ふう)月(げつ) • (kachōfūgetsu) ^{←くわてうふうげつ (kwateufuugetu)?}

1. the beauties of nature
2. artistic pursuits involving such themes

See also

• 花鳥諷(かちょうふう)詠(えい) (kachōfūei)