はなざかり

はなざかり

Japanese

Alternative spelling
花盛り

Etymology

From 花(はな) (hana) + 盛(さか)り (sakari, “連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 盛(さか)る (sakaru).”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) はなざ​かり [hànázáꜜkàrì] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
• IPA^(key): [ha̠na̠za̠ka̠ɾʲi]

Noun

はなざかり • (hanazakari) 

1. flowers being in full bloom

   野菊(のぎく)の花盛(はなざか)り

   nogiku no hanazakari

   bloom of wild chrysanthemums

2. (figurative) a phenomenon being at peak popularity
   • 2020 April 16, ムラリン, “仕事で使える「バーチャル背景」を集めてみた [We made a collection of "virtual backgrounds" you can use for work]”, in ASCII.jp‎:

   ウェブ会議(かいぎ)の盛(も)り上(あ)がりを受(う)け「バーチャル背景(はいきょう)」の提供(ていきょう)が花盛(はなざか)り

   webu kaigi no moriagari o uke “bācharu haikyō” no teikyō ga hanazakari

   Provision of "virtual backgrounds" is blooming with the rise of web conferences

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN