春の七草

Japanese

Kanji in this term
春	七	草
はる Grade: 2	なな Grade: 1	くさ Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) はるの・ななくさ [háꜜrù nò nànáꜜkùsà] (Atamadaka + Nakadaka – [1]-[2])^[1]^[2]

IPA^(key): [ha̠ɾɯ̟ no̞ na̠na̠kɯ̟sa̠]

Noun

春(はる)の七(なな)草(くさ) • (haru no nanakusa)

seven spring flowers
- 1952, Shūgorō Yamamoto, Fūryū Taiheiki‎^[1]:
  
  「ああわかった、それはきっと春(はる)の七(なな)草(くさ)のどれかですね、薺(なずな)とかはこべらとか、きっと薺(なずな)ですよそれは」
  “Ā wakatta, sore wa kitto haru no nanakusa no doreka desu ne, nazuna toka hakobera toka, kitto nazuna desu yo sore wa”
  “Oh I see, it may be one of seven spring flowers, such as a shepherd's purse or a chickweed. It may be a shepherd's purse.”

Hyponyms

See also

夏(なつ)の七(なな)草(くさ) (natsu no nanakusa)
秋(あき)の七(なな)草(くさ) (aki no nanakusa)

References

^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN