新緑

• 読み: しんりょく
• ローマ字: shinryoku
• 漢字の分解: 新 (shin/atara-) — new, fresh; 緑 (ryoku/midori) — green
• 発音: /ɕiɴ.ɾjo.kɯ/

意味

Fresh green; new foliage; the vivid green colour of newly sprouted leaves in spring. A quintessential symbol of early summer in Japan.

A seasonal noun (kigo) most associated with May in Japan, when trees burst forth with bright, luminous green leaves. 新緑の季節 (the season of fresh green) is a beloved phrase evoking vitality and renewal. The word appears frequently in tourism, poetry, and everyday descriptions of spring scenery, distinguishing the vivid new growth from the darker green of summer.

例文

1. 五月になると山全体が新緑に覆われ、眩しいほど緑が輝く。
2. 新緑の中を散歩すると、清々しい空気とともに気持ちが晴れやかになる。
3. この時期の奥多摩は新緑が美しく、多くのハイカーが訪れる。

使い方ガイド

場面: seasons, nature, tourism, poetry

トーン: literary

起源と歴史

Compound of 新 (new, fresh) and 緑 (green). Together they evoke the vivid, luminous quality of freshly sprouted spring leaves, distinct from the darker, more muted green of midsummer.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal