青春
See also: 靑春
Chinese edit
green (blue, black); Qinghai province (abbrev.) | spring (time); gay; joyful spring (time); gay; joyful; youthful; love; lust; life | ||
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trad. (青春) | 青 | 春 | |
simp. #(青春) | 青 | 春 |
Etymology edit
Perhaps from "green" and "spring", the color and season associated with the Wu Xing element "Wood", which is associated with vitality.
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青春
- (literary) springtime; spring
- (figurative) youth; adolescence; youthfulness; prime of life
- (literary, usually honorific) age of young people
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Sino-Xenic (青春):
- → Japanese: 青春 (seishun)
- → Korean: 청춘(靑春) (cheongchun)
- → Vietnamese: thanh xuân (青春)
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Kanji in this term | |
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青 | 春 |
せい Grade: 1 |
しゅん Grade: 2 |
on’yomi |
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靑春 (kyūjitai) |
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Korean edit
Hanja in this term | |
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青 | 春 |
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青春 • (cheongchun) (hangeul 청춘)
- Alternative form of 靑春 (“youth; adolescence”)
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chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
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青 | 春 |
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青春
- chữ Hán form of thanh xuân (“youth”).