プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)の解説
はなみ【花見】
flower viewing
説明
Hanami, literally translated as “flower viewing”, amounts to virtually a national tradition in Japan. During the week in March or April when cherry blossoms are in full bloom, Japanese have flower-viewing outings in parks and botanical gardens with family members, friends, or co-workers. Seated under the flowering cherry trees they eat, drink, sing songs, and enjoy each other's company.Japanese cherry trees, mostly Somei Yoshino, or Yoshino cherry trees, remain in bloom for only about a week. Since ancient times, the Japanese have appreciated the ephemeral beauty and grace of the pale pink blossoms, and their transient nature has captured the imagination of poets and painters throughout the nation's history.（意訳：花，特に桜の花を見て楽しむこと．家族，友人，あるいは職場の仲間と公園や植物園などに繰り出して花の下で酒を飲み，歌を歌い，語り合う．４月初旬には各地で桜が満開となるが，ソメイヨシノに代表される日本の桜は，１週間ほどで散ってしまう．短期間しか味わえないその淡紅色の美しさは，はかなさと潔さを感じさせ，昔から和歌や絵画の題材にされている）
公園に花見に行く
go to see cherry blossoms in a park
花見客
people enjoying the (cherry) blossoms
花見酒
sake drunk under the cherry blossoms
花見時
the cherry-blossom season