寒かん中ちゅう

noun, adverb

mid-winter; cold season

Refers to the coldest part of winter, roughly from early January to early February. Often used in seasonal greetings, weather reports, and expressions like 寒中見舞い.

• 寒かん中ちゅう見み舞まいを出だす時じ期きは、松まつの内うちが明あけてから立りっ春しゅんまでです。

  The period for sending mid-winter greeting cards is from after the New Year's pine decorations are taken down until the beginning of spring.

• 寒かん中ちゅうは特とくに冷ひえ込こむので、体たい調ちょう管かん理りに気きをつけましょう。

  It gets especially cold during the mid-winter season, so be careful about your health.