真冬
Meanings
1
midwinter; dead of winter
Refers to the middle or harshest part of winter, often in phrases such as 真冬に and 真冬の寒さ.
It is hard to go outside in midwinter without a coat.
Hokkaido is very cold in the dead of winter.
Usage patterns
- 真冬に〈動詞〉to do something in the depths of winter
I can't believe he swims outdoors in the middle of winter.
- 真冬並みの〈事〉as cold as midwinter (used for unseasonable cold)
Today is expected to be as cold as midwinter.