青春

See also: 靑春

Chinese

green (blue, black); Qinghai province (abbrev.)
 
spring (time); gay; joyful
spring (time); gay; joyful; youthful; love; lust; life
trad. (青春)
simp. #(青春)

Etymology

Perhaps from "green" and "spring", the color and season associated with the Wu Xing element "Wood", which is associated with vitality.

Pronunciation


Noun

青春

  1. (literary) springtime; spring
  2. (figurative) youth; adolescence; youthfulness; prime of life
    青春不再青春不再   dāng qīngchūn bùzài   when we are no longer young
    青春理想   qīngchūn de lǐxiǎng   the ideals of youth
  3. (literary, usually honorific) age of young people

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (青春):
  • Vietnamese: xuân xanh (calque)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
せい
Grade: 1
しゅん
Grade: 2
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
靑春 (kyūjitai)

Alternative forms

  • (poetic) (あお)(はる) (aoi haru), アオハル (aoharu)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ーしゅん [sèéshúń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [se̞ːɕɨ̃ᵝɴ]

Noun

(せい)(しゅん) • (seishun) 

  1. youth; adolescence

Derived terms

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

青春 • (cheongchun) (hangeul 청춘)

  1. Alternative form of 靑春 (youth; adolescence)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

青春

  1. chữ Hán form of thanh xuân (youth).
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