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Micro-season 5 of 72Rainwater

Mist Starts to Linger

霞始靆かすみはじめてたなびく

春霞がたなびきはじめる

SpringFebruary 24〜February 28

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In English

Spring haze begins to drift across the hills. Japanese has different words for this mist depending on the season: kasumi in spring, kiri in autumn.

春霞が山にたなびきはじめる。日本語では同じもやでも、春は「霞」、秋は「霧」と呼び分ける。

The solar term it belongs to

RainwaterうすいUsui means "rainwater." Snow turns to rain and the ice starts to melt. Farmers have traditionally taken this as the sign to begin preparing their fields.

Japanese culture around February