初春

初春

1. early spring

• 早春 (zǎochūn)
• 新春 (xīnchūn)
• (Teochew) 春頭／春头

From Old Japanese.

From 初 (hatsu-, “beginning, start”) +‎ 春 (haru, “spring”).

• (Tokyo) はつはる [hàtsúhárú] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [ha̠t͡sɨha̠ɾɯ̟]

初(はつ)春(はる) • (hatsuharu) 

1. early spring

• 初(はつ)春(はる)狂(きょう)言(げん) (hatsuharu kyōgen)
• 初(はつ)春(はる)月(づき) (hatsuharuzuki)

初(はつ)春(はる) • (Hatsuharu) 

1. a female given name

Ultimately from Middle Chinese 初春 (MC tsrhjo tsyhwin).

• (Tokyo) しょしゅん [shòshúń] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [ɕo̞ɕɨ̃ɴ]

初(しょ)春(しゅん) • (shoshun) 

1. early spring
2. the first month in the lunar calendar

   Synonyms: 早春 (sōshun), 孟春 (mōshun)

• 仲(ちゅう)春(しゅん) (chūshun, “mid-spring”)
• 晩(ばん)春(しゅん) (banshun, “late spring”)

初春 • (chochun) (hangeul 초춘)

1. hanja form^? of 초춘 (“early spring”)

From 初 (patu-, “beginning, start”) +‎ 春 (paru, “spring”).

初春 (patuparu) (kana はつはる)

1. early spring
   • c. 759, Man’yōshū, book 20, poem 4516:
     , text here

     新年乃始乃波都波流能家布敷流由伎能伊夜之家餘其騰

     aratasiki₁ to₂si no₂ pazime₂ no₂ patuparu no₂ ke₁pu puru yuki₁ no₂ iya sike₁ yo₂go₂to₂

     Today in early spring of the new year brings more and more blessings by the falling snow.

• Japanese: 初春 (hatsuharu)