梅雨

つゆ

Also written ばいう, 黴雨

Meanings

1. Noun (East Asian) rainy season (in Japan, usu. from early June to mid-July)
2. rain during the rainy season

Kanji

• 梅 plum
• 雨 rain

Example sentences

• 梅雨に入りましたね。
  The rainy season has set in.
• 梅雨に入ってしまったね。
  The rainy season has set in.
• 梅雨に入った。
  The rainy season has set in.
• 梅雨が始まった。
  The rainy season has set in.
• もう２週間かそこらで梅雨も終わるでしょう。
  The rainy season will be over in another two weeks or so.

Common phrases

• 梅雨が明ける

Words containing 梅雨

• 梅雨入り (つゆいり) entering the rainy season
• 梅雨明け (つゆあけ) end of the rainy season
• 梅雨時 (つゆどき) wet season

And 10 more.

Word lists

• JLPT N3
• Weather & Seasons
• Written
• Examples

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