時じ候こう

noun

season; time of year

Refers to a particular season or time of year, often in the context of weather, climate, or seasonal greetings. Common in set phrases like 時候の挨拶 (seasonal greeting).

• 時じ候こうの挨あい拶さつを手て紙がみの最さい初しょに書かく。

  I write a seasonal greeting at the beginning of a letter.

• この時じ期きは、時じ候こうが不ふ安あん定ていで体たい調ちょうを崩くずしやすい。

  At this time of year, the weather is unstable and it's easy to get sick.