Vocabulary
立春

立りっ春しゅん

risshun
Common N1 noun

Translations

1. the beginning of spring
2. start of spring

Notes

立春 (Risshun) is traditionally considered the start of spring in the Japanese calendar. It is one of the 24 solar terms in the traditional East Asian calendars and often coincides with the Setsubun festival, which involves rituals to drive away evil spirits.

Examples

立春りっしゅんは旧暦きゅうれきの新年しんねんの始はじまりです。

Risshun wa kyūreki no shinnen no hajimari desu.

Risshun marks the beginning of the lunar new year.

立春りっしゅんの日ひには豆まめまきをします。

Risshun no hi ni wa mamemaki o shimasu.

On the day of Risshun, we throw beans.

立春りっしゅんは春はるの訪おとずれを告つげる日ひです。

Risshun wa haru no otozure o tsugeru hi desu.

Risshun is the day that heralds the arrival of spring.