Related words 梅雨つゆ 梅雨 refers to the rainy season itself, while 梅雨時 specifically emphasizes the time or period of the rainy season.
雨う 季き 雨季 is a more general term for a rainy season in any region, whereas 梅雨時 is specific to the East Asian monsoon rainy season.
Written forms 梅雨つゆ 時どき Usage 67%
Standard kanji spelling for the rainy season period.
梅雨つゆ どき Usage 33%
search-only kanji form
Search-only form; not a standard spelling.
Etymology 梅雨 entered Japanese with the Sino-Japanese reading ばいう ; its native reading つゆ is of uncertain origin. Proposed connections include 露 “dew” and the season’s tendency to spoil or ripen fruit, but none is conclusive.
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