花鳥風月

花鳥風月

Japanese

Kanji in this term
花	鳥	風	月
か Grade: 1	ちょう Grade: 2	ふう Grade: 2	げつ Grade: 1
kan’on	goon		kan’yōon

Etymology

Compound of 花 (か)鳥 (ちょう) (kachō, “flowers and birds”) + 風 (ふう)月 (げつ) (fūgetsu, “wind and moon”).

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) か​ちょーふうげつ [káꜜchòòfùùgètsù] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • (Tokyo) かちょーふ​うげつ [kàchóófúꜜùgètsù] (Nakadaka – [4])
  • (Tokyo) かちょーふうげつ​ [kàchóófúúgétsúꜜ] (Odaka – [7])
  • IPA^(key): [ka̠t͡ɕo̞ːɸɯ̟ᵝːɡe̞t͡sɨᵝ]

Noun

花鳥風月 (hiragana かちょうふうげつ, rōmaji kachōfūgetsu, historical hiragana くわてうふうげつ)

1. the beauties of nature
2. artistic pursuits involving such themes

See also

• 花 (か)鳥 (ちょう)諷 (ふう)詠 (えい) (kachōfūei)

References

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