Japanese symbol for “spring”
春
はる
Romaji: haru
spring; springtime
In Japanese, spring is 春, read はる (haru).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- adv, n spring; springtime
- n New Year
- n prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); heyday
- n adolescence; puberty
- n sexuality; sexual desire
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “spring”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 泉 | いずみ izumi | spring; fountain |
| 弾む | はずむ hazumu | to spring; to bound; to bounce |
| スプリング | スプリング supuringu | (coil) spring |
| 腰 | こし koshi | body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring |
| 弾み | はずみ hazumi | bounce; spring; rebound |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 青春 | せいしゅん seishun | youth; adolescence; springtime of life |
| 売春 | ばいしゅん baishun | prostitution |
| 新春 | しんしゅん shinshun | New Year |
| 今春 | こんしゅん konshun | this spring; spring this year |
| 春秋 | しゅんじゅう shunjuu | spring and autumn; spring and fall |
| 春休み | はるやすみ haruyasumi | spring break; spring vacation |
See also: Chinese symbol for “spring”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.