春(はる)

はる
noun
spring (season)
time-season
1. spring (season)
The season between winter and summer, typically from March to May in Japan, known for cherry blossoms.
春(はる)は桜(さくら)がきれいです。
Cherry blossoms are beautiful in spring.
もうすぐ春(はる)ですね。
Spring is almost here.
春(はる)は暖(あたた)かくなります。
It gets warm in spring.
春(はる)になると、花(はな)がたくさん咲(さ)きます。
When spring comes, many flowers bloom.
日本(にほん)では春(はる)から新(あたら)しい学校(がっこう)の年(とし)が始(はじ)まるので、四月(しがつ)は特別(とくべつ)な月(つき)です。
In Japan the new school year starts in spring, so April is a special month.

春(はる) is spring, culturally significant in Japan as a time of new beginnings (school year, jobs start in April).

The four seasons

Spring vocabulary

Cultural note

April marks the start of the new school/fiscal year. Cherry blossom season is a major cultural event.

Related Words

Antonym: 秋(あき) (autumn)
Related: 夏(なつ) (summer)
Related: 冬(ふゆ) (winter)
Related: 雪解(ゆきど)け (thaw)
Compare: スプリング (spring (coil))
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Added 2026.1.7 21:55 · Revised 2026.9.2 12:02
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