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 | ||
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trad. (青春) | 青 | 春 | |
simp. #(青春) | 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
- (literary) springtime; spring
- 青春受謝,白日昭只。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Verses of Chu, 4th century BCE – 2nd century CE
- Qīngchūn shòu xiè, báirì zhāo zhǐ. [Pinyin]
- Green Spring receiveth the vacant earth;
The white sun shineth.
青春受谢,白日昭只。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
- (figurative) youth; adolescence; youthfulness; prime of life
- (literary, usually honorific) age of young people
Derived terms
Descendants
Sino-Xenic (青春):
- → Japanese: 青春 (seishun)
- → Korean: 청춘(靑春) (cheongchun)
- → Vietnamese: thanh xuân (青春)
- → Vietnamese: xuân xanh (calque)
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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青 | 春 |
せい Grade: 1 |
しゅん Grade: 2 |
on’yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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靑春 (kyūjitai) |
Alternative forms
- (poetic) 青い春 (aoi haru), アオハル (aoharu)
Derived terms
- 青春期 (seishunki)
References
- Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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