仲春(ちゅうしゅん)

ちゅうしゅん
noun
mid-spring; the middle month of spring
1. mid-spring; the middle month of spring
The second month of spring in the traditional East Asian calendar, roughly corresponding to March in the modern calendar. The period when spring is in full swing.
仲春(ちゅうしゅん)の候(こう)、桜(さくら)が咲(さ)き始(はじ)める。
In mid-spring, the cherry blossoms begin to bloom.
仲春(ちゅうしゅん)は農作業(のうさぎょう)が始(はじ)まる季節(きせつ)だ。
Mid-spring is the season when farm work begins.
仲春(ちゅうしゅん)の暖(あたた)かい日差(ひざ)しの中(なか)、公園(こうえん)を散歩(さんぽ)した。
I took a walk in the park under the warm mid-spring sunshine.

Composed of 仲(ちゅう) (middle) + 春(しゅん) (spring). Part of the traditional East Asian system of dividing each season into three sub-periods.

THE THREE SPRINGS:

  • 初春(しょしゅん): early spring (approximately February)
  • 仲春(ちゅうしゅん): mid-spring (approximately March)
  • 晩春(ばんしゅん): late spring (approximately April)

USAGE:

  • Primarily literary and seasonal — used in formal correspondence, seasonal greetings, haiku, and classical literature
  • In letters, 仲春(ちゅうしゅん)の候(こう) is a seasonal greeting phrase used in March
  • The same pattern exists for all four seasons: 仲夏(ちゅうか), 仲秋(ちゅうしゅう), 仲冬(ちゅうとう)

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 仲春(ちゅうしゅん)の候(こう): the mid-spring season (letter greeting)
  • 仲春(ちゅうしゅん)の頃(ころ): around mid-spring

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 春(はる): spring — the general everyday word
  • 初春(しょしゅん): early spring — the first part of spring
  • 晩春(ばんしゅん): late spring — the last part of spring
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