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Japanese
Etymology
Compound of 小春 (koharu, “tenth lunar month → late autumn”) + 日和 (hiyori, “weather → good weather”).
The hiyori changes to biyori as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation
Noun
小春日和 • (koharu-biyori)
- early autumn, Indian summer
- Synonyms: インディアンサマー (Indian samā), 小春日 (koharubi)
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