noun

  1. first dream of the New year (believed to foretell one's luck).
  2. dream on the night of setsubun. Archaism.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
初夢 はつゆめ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

first time, beginning
ショ はじ.め はつ (4th, N3)
clothes, clothing radical (no. 145
ころも
sword, saber, knife
かたな トウ ち (2nd, N1)
dream, vision, illusion
ゆめ ム ボウ (5th, N3)
uneven eyes(𥄕) variant
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
net radical variant (no. 122)
モウ ボウ あみがしら
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
evening
ゆう セキ ゆ (1st, N4)