Explore 春 through spring and youth. The examples connect whole words and their readings to everyday contexts.

The idea

春 has 9 strokes; follow their order in the linked KanjiVG diagram. Read 春（はる） and 春休み（はるやすみ） as complete words: a character’s reading depends on the word.

Patterns to compare
Japanese wordReadingExample in context
春はるSpring is warm, isn’t it?
春休みはるやすみI will see my grandmother during spring break.
青春せいしゅんI talk about memories of my youth.

Examples

  • 春はるは暖あたたかいですね。Spring is warm, isn’t it?
  • 春はるに公園こうえんで花見はなみをします。I go cherry-blossom viewing in the park in spring.
  • 毎年まいとし春はるに桜さくらを見みます。Every year I see the cherry blossoms in spring.
  • 春休はるやすみに祖母そぼに会あいます。I will see my grandmother during spring break.
  • 春休はるやすみはいつからですか。When does spring break begin?
  • 青春せいしゅんの思おもい出でを話はなします。I talk about memories of my youth.

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Watch out

春 is はる in the season and spring break, but しゅん in 青春, a word for youth. Compare the shape of 春 with 青.

Try it yourself

  1. Write the reading of 春 in hiragana.

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    はる

    春 is read はる. In context: Spring is warm, isn’t it?

  2. Write the reading of 春休み in hiragana.

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    はるやすみ

    春休み is read はるやすみ. In context: I will see my grandmother during spring break.

  3. Complete the missing kanji: ＿（はる）［春／青］.

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    春

    春 completes 春, read はる. In context: Spring is warm, isn’t it?

Use it today

Cover the table, write 春 from memory, and read 春 and 春休み aloud. Then check their readings and make a sentence.