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In the Spring of Life
This is the kun reading of the word seishun (in the spring of life). It became popular when it was used in a cup noodle TV commercial. It conveys the image of being “younger” and “more romantic,” than the word seishun.
「青春」
“seishunn”
seishun (in the spring of life)
を
wo
of
訓読みした
kunn’yomi shita
(the) kun reading
言葉
kotoba
(the) word
です。
desu.
(this) is
カップめんの
kappumenn no
a cup noodle
テレビコマーシャル
terebi’koma-sharu
TV commercial
で
de
in
使われ、
tsukaware,
(when it) was used
広がりました。
hirogari mashita.
(it) became popular
青春
seishunn
(the word) seishun
よりも
yori mo
than
若さ
wakasa
younger
や
ya
and
恋愛を
rennai wo
romantic
より
yori
more
イメージさせる
ime-ji saseru
(the) image of
と
to
[that]
いわれています。
iwarete i masu.
(it) conveys
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