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Micro-season 3 of 72Start of Spring

Fish Rise Through the Ice

魚上氷うおこおりをいずる

割れた氷の間から魚が跳ねる

SpringFebruary 14〜February 18

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In English

The ice on rivers and lakes cracks, and fish appear in the gaps. It is one of the first visible signs that the water is warming.

川や湖の氷が割れ、その隙間から魚が姿を見せる。水がぬるみはじめた最初の目に見えるしるし。

The solar term it belongs to

Start of SpringりっしゅんRisshun marks the first day of spring on the old calendar. It is still cold, but from this day words like "early spring" start appearing in letters and shop windows.

Japanese culture around February