梅雨

• 読み: つゆ
• ローマ字: tsuyu
• 漢字の分解: 梅 (bai/ume) — plum; 雨 (u/ame) — rain
• 発音: /tsɯ.jɯ/

意味

Rainy season; the annual period of heavy rainfall in early summer in Japan.

A noun referring to the East Asian monsoon season, typically lasting from early June to mid-July in most of Japan. Key expressions: 梅雨入り (tsuyu-iri, start of rainy season), 梅雨明け (tsuyu-ake, end of rainy season). The season significantly affects daily life, agriculture, and culture. Can also be read as ばいう (baiu) in more formal or meteorological contexts.

例文

1. 今年の梅雨は例年より長かった。
2. 梅雨の時期は洗濯物が乾かなくて困る。
3. もうすぐ梅雨明けだから夏が楽しみだ。

使い方ガイド

場面: weather, seasons, daily life

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Written with 梅 (plum) and 雨 (rain) because the rainy season coincides with the ripening of Japanese plums (ume). The reading つゆ may derive from 露 (tsuyu, dew), reflecting the constant moisture.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal