来春(らいしゅん)

らいしゅん
noun
next spring
1. next spring
The spring season of the coming year. Slightly formal/literary; common in news, business, and graduation/employment contexts since the Japanese school and fiscal year begins in spring.
来春(らいしゅん)卒業(そつぎょう)します。
I'll graduate next spring.
来春(らいしゅん)から新(あたら)しい会社(かいしゃ)で働(はたら)く予定(よてい)だ。
I plan to start working at a new company next spring.
来春(らいしゅん)開業(かいぎょう)予定(よてい)の新(あたら)しい駅(えき)は、町(まち)の中心(ちゅうしん)に建設(けんせつ)されている。
The new station scheduled to open next spring is being built in the center of town.

Composed of 来(らい) (coming) + 春(しゅん) (spring, Sino-Japanese reading). The native equivalent is 来年(らいねん)の春(はる), which is more conversational; 来春(らいしゅん) sounds slightly literary or formal.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 来春(らいしゅん)卒業(そつぎょう): graduating next spring
  • 来春(らいしゅん)入社(にゅうしゃ): joining a company next spring
  • 来春(らいしゅん)開業(かいぎょう) / 開店(かいてん): opening next spring
  • 来春(らいしゅん)予定(よてい): scheduled for next spring

USAGE:
Frequently appears in news headlines, press releases, and recruiting language. In everyday conversation, 来年(らいねん)の春(はる) is more natural.

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