春の七草

Japanese
Kanji in this term
春 七 草
はる
Grade: 2		 なな
Grade: 1		 くさ
Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) は​るのなな​くさ [háꜜrù nò nànáꜜkùsà] (Atamadaka + Nakadaka – [1]-[2])[1][2]
  • IPA(key): [ha̠ɾɯ̟ᵝ no̞ na̠na̠kɯ̟ᵝsa̠]

Noun

春(はる)の七(なな)草(くさ) • (haru no nanakusa) 

  1. seven spring flowers
    • 1952, 山(やま)本(もと)周(しゅう)五(ご)郎(ろう) [Shūgorō Yamamoto], 風(ふう)流(りゅう)太(たい)平(へい)記(き) (Fūryū taiheiki)‎:
      「ああわかった、それはきっと春(はる)の七(なな)草(くさ)のどれかですね、薺(なずな)とかはこべらとか、きっと薺(なずな)ですよそれは」
      “Ā wakatta, sore wa kitto haru no nanakusa no doreka desu ne, nazuna toka hakobera toka, kitto nazuna desu yo sore wa”
      “Oh I see, it may be one of seven spring flowers, such as a shepherd's purse or a chickweed. It may be a shepherd's purse.”

Hyponyms

See also
  • 夏(なつ)の七(なな)草(くさ) (natsu no nanakusa)
  • 秋(あき)の七(なな)草(くさ) (aki no nanakusa)

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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