Nihongo Tree
BRANCH · THEME IN TIME & NATURE

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Spring

haru · spring
Spring has come.
sakura · cherry blossoms
The cherry blossoms will bloom soon.
ohanami · cherry blossom viewing
Let's go flower viewing this weekend.
kafunshō · hay fever
Hay fever is rough in spring.
atatakai · warm
It's warm today.
nyūgakushiki · entrance ceremony
Tomorrow is the entrance ceremony.
ume · plum blossom
The plum blossoms are pretty.
haruyasumi · spring break
Going anywhere over spring break?
shinryoku · fresh greenery
I love the season of fresh greenery.
saku · to bloom
The cherry blossoms will bloom soon.
kusa · grass; weeds
Grass grows fast in spring.
hina · chick; Hina doll
We put out the Hina dolls in March.

Summer

natsu · summer
I don't like summer because it's hot.
atsui · hot (weather)
It's really hot today.
tsuyu · rainy season
The rainy season will end soon.
natsuyasumi · summer vacation
I'm going to Hokkaido for summer vacation.
kaisuiyoku · swimming at the beach
We went to the beach as a family.
hiyake · sunburn / tan
I got sunburned.
semi · cicada
The cicadas are loud since morning.
fūrin · wind chime
The sound of the wind chime is cooling.
taifū · typhoon
A typhoon is approaching.
hanabi · fireworks
In summer I want to go see fireworks.

Autumn

aki · autumn
Food tastes great in autumn.
kōyō · autumn leaves
I want to see the autumn leaves in Kyoto.
suzushii · cool (weather)
Mornings and evenings have gotten cool.
ochiba · fallen leaves
I swept up the fallen leaves in the yard.
tsukimi · moon viewing
Let's do some moon viewing tonight.
kuri · chestnut
I want to eat chestnut rice.
undōkai · sports day
I went to my kid's sports day.
inekari · rice harvest
I helped with the rice harvest at my grandpa's.
akibare · clear autumn sky
What a nice clear autumn day.
ha · leaf
The leaves are turning red.
harowin · Halloween
I'm thinking about my Halloween costume.

Winter

fuyu · winter
Getting up is hard in winter.
samui · cold
It's freezing today.
kotatsu · heated table
I can't get out of the kotatsu.
nabe · hot pot (meal cooked at the table)
It's cold, so let's have hot pot tonight.
kaze · a cold
Take care not to catch a cold.
kansō · dryness
It gets dry in winter.
shimo · frost
There was frost on the car this morning.
fuyuyasumi · winter vacation
What are your winter break plans?
ōsōji · year-end deep clean
I'm busy with the big year-end cleaning.
nenmatsu · end of the year
I'll go back to my parents' place at year-end.

Festivals & events

matsuri · festival
There's a festival nearby.
hanabi taikai · fireworks display
I'm going to the fireworks in a yukata.
bon odori · Bon dance
Have you ever done a Bon dance?
obon · Obon holiday
Lots of people travel home for Obon.
tanabata · Star Festival
I wrote a wish for Tanabata.
setsubun · bean-throwing festival
We threw beans for Setsubun.
oshōgatsu · New Year
What do you do for New Year?
hatsumōde · first shrine visit of the year
Let's go for our first shrine visit tomorrow.
ōmisoka · New Year's Eve
We eat toshikoshi soba on New Year's Eve.
shichigosan · 7-5-3 festival
I went to my niece's Shichi-Go-San.
gyōji · event, annual function
I'm busy with school events.

Snow & skiing

yuki · snow
It snowed yesterday.
sukī · skiing
I like going skiing in winter.
sunōbōdo · snowboarding
Snowboarding is hard.
gerende · ski slope
The slope was packed with people.
rifuto · ski lift
I'm scared of riding the lift.
fubuki · snowstorm
The train stopped because of the snowstorm.
tsumoru · to pile up
Thirty centimeters of snow piled up.
yukikaki · snow shoveling
I shoveled snow since morning.
yukidaruma · snowman
I made a snowman with the kids.
yukigassen · snowball fight
We all had a snowball fight.
suberu · to slide / slip
The road is icy and slippery.