春一番

Japanese
Kanji in this term
春 一 番
はる
Grade: 2		 いち
Grade: 1		 ばん
Grade: 2
kun’yomi goon kan’yōon

Etymology

Compound of 春(はる) (haru, “spring”) + 一(いち)番(ばん) (ichiban, “first, number one”).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) は​るいち​ばん [háꜜrù ìchíꜜbàǹ] (Atamadaka + Nakadaka – [1]-[2])[1][2]
  • IPA(key): [ha̠ɾɯ̟ᵝ it͡ɕibã̠ɴ]

Noun

春(はる)一(いち)番(ばん) • (haruichiban) 

  1. first storm of spring
    春一番(はるいちばん)が吹(ふ)いた。
    Haruichiban ga fuita.
    We witnessed the first storm of spring.

References
  1. 2011, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Seventh Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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