春風(はるかぜ)

はるかぜ
noun
spring breeze; spring wind
weathertime-season
1. spring breeze; spring wind
A soft, warm breeze blowing in spring. Carries strong positive connotations in Japanese — gentleness, mildness, and the arrival of new life — and is a frequent motif in poetry and song.
春風(はるかぜ)が気持(きも)ちいい。
The spring breeze feels nice.
春風(はるかぜ)に桜(さくら)の花(はな)びらが舞(ま)う。
Cherry petals dance in the spring breeze.
窓(まど)を開(あ)けると、暖(あたた)かい春風(はるかぜ)が部屋(へや)に入(はい)ってきた。
When I opened the window, a warm spring breeze flowed into the room.

Also read しゅんぷう in literary or compound contexts (春風駘蕩(しゅんぷうたいとう) = balmy and peaceful). The everyday reading is はるかぜ. Strongly positive in tone — implies mildness, never a strong or cold wind.

Common collocations

Forms

  • 夏風(なつかぜ): summer wind
  • 秋風(あきかぜ): autumn wind (often nostalgic, slightly lonely)
  • 北風(きたかぜ): north wind (cold winter wind)

Related Words

Related: 薫風(くんぷう) (balmy breeze, fragrant wind)
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