Micro-seasons · 七十二候 · No. 11
桜始開 Cherry blossoms start to bloom
春分 しゅんぶん · さくらはじめてひらく
- 春 Spring
- 夏 Summer
- 秋 Autumn
- 冬 Winter
- — solid still observed · dashed dropped 2021 · faint never observed
- earlier later
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No. 11 · 春分 しゅんぶん · Spring
桜始開sakura hajimete hiraku
Cherry blossoms start to bloom
Still officially observed
By JMA records, cherry first bloom now arrives ~7 days earlier than in 1953.JMA 生物季節観測 累年値 (さくらの開花; 6230 station-years, 1953–2025; ~1 days/decade, R²=0.11)
桜が咲き始めます。
The cherry blossoms begin to bloom.
- 桜sakuracherry blossom
- 開くhirakuto open, bloom
- 春haruspring
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