春 Kanji – springtime
The Japanese kanji 春 can mean springtime, spring (season).
Meaning and Readings
How is 春 read?
春 has the onyomi reading シュン and the kunyomi reading はる.
In romaji, these readings can be written as shun, haru.
Common Japanese Words Using 春
These common Japanese words contain 春. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 今春（こんしゅん） — this spring, spring this year
- 昨春（さくしゅん） — last spring, the spring of last year
- 思春期（ししゅんき） — puberty, adolescence
- 春（はる） — spring, springtime
- 春夏秋冬（しゅんかしゅうとう） — spring, summer, autumn (fall) and winter, the four seasons
- 春休み（はるやすみ） — spring break, spring vacation
- 春秋（しゅんじゅう） — spring and autumn, spring and fall
- 春先（はるさき） — beginning of spring
- 春闘（しゅんとう） — spring labor offensive, annual spring wage bargaining round
- 春分（しゅんぶん） — vernal equinox, spring equinox
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