小春日和(こはるびより)

こはるびより
noun
Indian summer; warm autumn weather
1. Indian summer; a period of warm, calm weather in late autumn
unseasonably warm and pleasant weather occurring in late autumn (November-December in Japan), reminiscent of early spring
今日(きょう)は小春日和(こはるびより)で暖(あたた)かい。
Today we have Indian summer weather and it's warm.
十一月(じゅういちがつ)なのに小春日和(こはるびより)が続(つづ)いている。
Even though it's November, the Indian summer continues.
小春日和(こはるびより)の穏(おだ)やかな午後(ごご)、公園(こうえん)で読書(どくしょ)を楽(たの)しんだ。
On a calm Indian summer afternoon, I enjoyed reading in the park.

FORMATION:
小春(こはる) (early winter, the 10th month in the lunar calendar) + 日和(びより) (fine weather) → fine weather of early winter

SEASON:
Despite containing 春(はる) (spring), 小春(こはる) refers to the 10th month of the lunar calendar, which corresponds to November in the modern calendar. The name comes from the spring-like warmth.

CHARACTERISTICS:

  • 穏(おだ)やかな天気(てんき) (calm weather)
  • 暖(あたた)かい陽気(ようき) (warm climate)
  • 風(かぜ)のない日(ひ) (windless days)

NOTE ON 日和(びより):

日和(びより) (fine weather for something) is used in many compound words:

  • 行楽日和(こうらくびより) (perfect weather for an outing)
  • 洗濯日和(せんたくびより) (perfect laundry-drying weather)
  • 花見日和(はなみびより) (perfect cherry blossom viewing weather)
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