Cherry blossoms in Yokohama Second early observation ever (2021/03/17)- Easy News

横浜で桜開花　過去2番目に早い観測(2021年3月17日)

Cherry blossoms in Yokohama Second early observation ever (2021/03/17)

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横浜の開花の基準となる桜の標本木は16日の時点ですでに4輪咲いていました。　
On the 16th, four cherry blossom standard trees, which are the standard of blooming in Yokohama, bloomed.
17日になって気象台の職員が観測したところ、開花発表の目安となる5、6輪以上が確認され、横浜では2002年3月15日に次ぐ、過去2番目に早い開花となっています。
When the Meteorological Observatory staffs observed on the 17th, more than 5 or 6 flowers were confirmed as a guide for the announcement of flowering, and this was the second early blooming in Yokohama after the first time on March 15, 2002.
また、午前9時すぎに佐賀でも開花が発表されるなど、週末にかけて関東から西日本は続々と桜の便りが届く見込みです。
In addition, the blooming is also announced in Saga at more than 9am, it is expected that by the end of the week, cherry blossoms from Kanto to western Japan will be released one after another.

横浜の開花の基準となる桜の標本木は16日の時点ですでに4輪咲いていました。　

日

Day, days; sun, sunshine, sunlight; case (esp. unfortunate), event

輪

Ring, circle, loop; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)

桜

Cherry tree, cherry blossom; decoy, fake buyer, shill; hired applauder; horse meat

基準

Standard, basis, criterion, norm, reference, datum

標本

Example, specimen, sample

木

Tree, shrub, bush; wood, timber

横浜

Yokohama (city)

時点

Point in time, occasion

開花

Flowers budding, blooming, flowering; showing results, becoming popular, blooming
17日になって気象台の職員が観測したところ、開花発表の目安となる5、6輪以上が確認され、横浜では2002年3月15日に次ぐ、過去2番目に早い開花となっています。

以上

Not less than, ... and more, ... and upwards; beyond ... (e.g. one''s means), further (e.g. nothing further to say), more than ... (e.g. cannot pay more than that); above-mentioned, foregoing; since ..., seeing that ..; this is all, that is the end, the end

日

Day, days; sun, sunshine, sunlight; case (esp. unfortunate), event

発表

Announcement, publication, presenting, statement, communique, making known, breaking (news story), expressing (one''s opinion), releasing, unveiling

輪

Ring, circle, loop; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)

確認

Confirmation, verification, validation, review, check, affirmation, identification

過去

The past, bygone days, the previous; a past (i.e. a personal history one would prefer remained secret), one''s past; past (tense), preterit, preterite; previous life

月

Monday

観測

Observation, survey, measurement

次ぐ

To rank next to, to come after

目安

Criterion, standard, yardstick, reference, aim; rough estimate, approximation

年

Year; many years; age; past one''s prime, old age

早い

Fast, quick, hasty, brisk; early (in the day, etc.), premature; (too) soon, not yet, (too) early; easy, simple, quick

横浜

Yokohama (city)

番目

Indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance

職員

Staff member, personnel

開花

Flowers budding, blooming, flowering; showing results, becoming popular, blooming

気象台

meteorological observatory
また、午前9時すぎに佐賀でも開花が発表されるなど、週末にかけて関東から西日本は続々と桜の便りが届く見込みです。

届く

To reach, to arrive, to get through, to get at; to be attentive, to pay attention; to be delivered, to carry (e.g. sound)

発表

Announcement, publication, presenting, statement, communique, making known, breaking (news story), expressing (one''s opinion), releasing, unveiling

桜

Cherry tree, cherry blossom; decoy, fake buyer, shill; hired applauder; horse meat

便り

News, tidings, information, correspondence, letter

時

Time, hour, moment; occasion, case; chance, opportunity, season; the times, the age, the day; tense

関東

Kanto (eastern half of japan, including tokyo)

続々

Successively, one after another

午前

Morning, a.m

週末

Weekend

にかけて

Till, to, over (a period), through (e.g. monday through thursday), about (approx. time or place), on; concerning (an area of expertise); to swear by (one''s sword, god, etc.)

見込み

Hope, promise, possibility, chance, probability, likelihood; expectation, anticipation, forecast, estimate; side of a structural member

開花

Flowers budding, blooming, flowering; showing results, becoming popular, blooming

西日本

Western japan, japan west of the itoigawa-shizuoka tectonic line, i.e. the chubu region and westward