[Today’s Japanese word “Hanabie” ]

Today’s Japanese word “Hanabie” (Chilly spring weather).

“Hanabie”, it is a temporary chilly in cherry blossom bloom season.
That season is late March to early April, it is just the “Ohanami” (cherry blossom viewing) season.

In the season of “Hanabie”, warm day about 20℃ continues, but suddenly become about 15℃ sometimes.
In rare cases, you may look snow in Kanto area.

Etymology of “Hanabie” is “Awaited bloomed flowers, it would be cold (I think that flowers also feel cold)”.
“Hanabie” is that of such weather..

By the way, “Hanabie” has also meaning a temperature of “Sake”(Japanese sake).

“Sake” will drink at the temperature of “Kan” or “Hiya”.
“Kan” is warm Sake, “Hiya” is cold Sake.
There were words of a variety of temperature and divided more finely.

“Hanabie” is of cold sake, is a word to express that of 10℃.

Other words
0 ℃ … “Mizore” (sleet)
5 ℃ … “Yukibie” (Snow cools off)
10 ℃ … “Hanabie” (chilly spring weather)
15 ℃ … “Suzubie” (Cool air gets cold)

Old Japanese people had represents the temperature of the Sake in the words.

Warm sake has some called names. So I will introduce sometime.

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