五さ月つき闇やみ

noun

dark night in the rainy season

A poetic seasonal word (kigo) for late spring/early summer, referring to the deep darkness of a night during the rainy season (tsuyu), especially when the moon is hidden by clouds. Used in haiku and literary contexts.

• 五さ月つき闇やみの夜よる、雨あま音おとだけが聞きこえていた。

  On a dark rainy-season night, only the sound of rain could be heard.