花冷え

Japanese

Kanji in this term
花 冷
はな
Grade: 1 		ひ > び
Grade: 4
kun'yomi

Etymology

From 花 (hana) +‎ 冷え (hie). The hie changes to bie as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

Noun

花(はな)冷(び)え • (hanabie) 

  1. a cool spell during spring, when the cherry trees (sakura) are blossoming

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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