はなちらし

Japanese

Alternative spelling
花散らし

Etymology

From 花(はな) (hana, “flower”) + 散(ち)らし (chirashi, “scattering, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 散(ち)らす (chirasu, “to scatter”).”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ha̠na̠t͡ɕiɾa̠ɕi]

Noun

はなちらし • (hanachirashi) 

  1. causing the cherry blossoms to scatter (especially in reference to weather during the cherry blossom season)
    花(はな)散(ち)らしの雨(あめ)
    hanachirashi no ame
    blossom-scattering rains
  2. (northern Kyūshū) hanami and feasting on March 3[1]

References

  1. ^ Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
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