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What does 梅雨 (つゆ, tsuyu) mean?

梅雨 (つゆ, tsuyu) means rainy season (the everyday word).

Quick facts
Readingつゆ
Romajitsuyu
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
つゆ
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommontsuyu

rainy season (the everyday word)

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

Example sentences

  • June is the rainy season.

  • The rainy season has started and the rain keeps going.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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