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梅雨入り (つゆいり) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N1 Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
start of the rainy season ; entering the rainy season
Refers specifically to the beginning of the East Asian rainy season (梅雨, tsuyu) in early summer. Often used in weather forecasts and seasonal reports. The opposite is 梅雨明け (end of the rainy season).
See also: 梅雨明け
気き
象しょう
庁ちょう
が
関かん
東とう
地ち
方ほう
の
梅雨つゆ
入い
り
を
発はっ
表ぴょう
し
た
。
The Meteorological Agency announced the beginning of the rainy season in the Kanto region.
Written forms 梅雨入り Usage 78% i Usage for this spelling across all readings, not one reading alone.
入梅 Usage 22% i Usage for this spelling across all readings, not one reading alone.
つゆいり
Alternate kanji form; also read にゅうばい. When read つゆいり, it is a less common variant of 梅雨入り.
にゅうばい
Sino-Japanese reading of 入梅; used in formal or traditional contexts, such as calendar terms.
ついり
ついり
にゅうばい
Similar words 梅雨つゆ 明あ け Means the end of the rainy season, the opposite of 梅雨入り.
梅雨つゆ The rainy season itself; 梅雨入り is the entry into this period.
Etymology Compound of 梅雨 (tsuyu, 'rainy season') and 入り (iri, 'entering'). The kanji 梅雨 literally means 'plum rain', referring to the season when plums ripen.
