Thursday, March 19, 2009

Haru – Spring

Kotoba of the day: 09


(n) - はる - haru Spring


Sample sentence:


Kanji

は桜が咲く季節です。

Kana

はるは さくらが さく きせつ です。

Romaji

haruwa sakura ga saku kisetsu desu.

Read as(new)

ha-ru wa sa-ku-ra ga sa-ku ki-se-tsu de-su.

Malayalam

[ഹനാമി്‍] വസന്തസക്കുറ പൂക്കുന്ന കാലം ആണ് .

English

Spring is the sakura blooming season [in Japan].



花見 - はなみ - Hanami


Hanami (花見, Hanami lit. "flower viewing") is the Japanese traditional custom of enjoying the beauty of flowers, "flower" in this case almost always meaning cherry blossoms (, sakura), From late March to early May, sakura bloom all over Japan. The blossom forecast is announced each year by the weather bureau, and is watched carefully by those planning hanami as the blossoms only last a week or two. In modern-day Japan, hanami mostly consists of having an outdoor party beneath the sakura during daytime or at night.



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