はなだより

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Japanese[edit]

Alternative spelling
花便り

Etymology[edit]

From 花(はな) (hana, “flowers”) + 便(たよ)り (tayori, “tidings of”). The tayori changes to dayori as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

はなだより • (hanadayori) ←はなだより (fanadayori)?

  1. tidings of the cherry blossoms, especially the first of the year

References[edit]

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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