青春
See also: 靑春
Chinese
    
| green (blue, black); Qinghai province (abbrev.) | spring (time); gay; joyful spring (time); gay; joyful; youthful; love; lust; life | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (青春) | 青 | 春 | |
| simp. #(青春) | 青 | 春 | |
Etymology
    
Perhaps from "green" and "spring", the color and season associated with the Wu Xing element "Wood", which is associated with vitality.
Pronunciation
    
Noun
    
青春
- (literary) springtime; spring
- 青春受謝,白日昭只。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Verses of Chu, 4th century BCE – 2nd century CE
- Qīngchūn shòu xiè, báirì zhāo zhǐ. [Pinyin]
- Green Spring receiveth the vacant earth;
 The white sun shineth.
 
 青春受谢,白日昭只。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
 
- (figurative) youth; adolescence; youthfulness; prime of life
- (literary, usually honorific) age of young people
Derived terms
    
Descendants
    
Sino-Xenic (青春):
- → Japanese: 青春 (seishun)
- → Korean: 청춘(靑春) (cheongchun)
- → Vietnamese: thanh xuân (青春)
Japanese
    
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 青 | 春 | 
| せい Grade: 1 | しゅん Grade: 2 | 
| on’yomi | |
| Alternative spelling | 
|---|
| 靑春 (kyūjitai) | 
Synonyms
    
- (poetic) 青い春 (aoi haru)
Derived terms
    
- 青春期 (seishunki)
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