Chinese

Noun

春雨

1. spring rain

Japanese

Etymology 1

parusame > ɸarusame > harusame. From 春 ‎(haru, “spring”) + 雨 ‎(ame, “rain”). The medial -s- either represents epenthesis between two vowels or, more likely, is a reflex of an older form of the word 雨 ‎(ame, “rain”) only maintained in fossilized compounds. See also 小雨 ‎(kosame, “light rain”) and 稲 ‎(shine, “rice”).

Pronunciation

• Kun'yomi
• (Tokyo) はるさめ [hàrúsámé] (Heiban - [0])
• IPA^(key): [ha̠ɾ̠ɯᵝsa̠me̞]

Noun

春雨 ‎(hiragana はるさめ, romaji harusame)

1. spring rain
2. cellophane noodle, glass noodle – a type of transparent Asian noodle made from starch (such as mung bean starch, potato or canna starch), and water.

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• (Tokyo) しゅ​んう [shúꜜǹ'ù] (Atamadaka - [1])
• IPA^(key): [ɕɯ̃ᵝɴ.ɯᵝ]

Noun

春雨 ‎(hiragana しゅんう, romaji shun'u)

1. spring rain

Korean

Noun

春雨 • ‎(chunu) ‎(hangeul 춘우)

1. Hanja form^? of 춘우, “spring rain”.