時候の挨拶 じこうのあいさつ Also written 時候のあいさつ Meanings Expression, Noun seasonal greeting (i.e.: conventional opening phrase in a letter, appropriate to the season) Kanji 時 time. Read as ジ. 候 weather. Read as コウ. 挨 greet. Read as アイ. 拶 draw near. Read as サツ. Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists