Grain Rain; grain rain solar term
The sixth solar term in the traditional East Asian calendar, falling around April 20. Marks the time when spring rain helps grain crops grow.
See also: 二十四節気
Grain Rain is one of the 24 solar terms and the last term of spring.
Around the time of Grain Rain, preparations for rice planting begin.
The solar term immediately after 穀雨 (Start of Summer, around May 5).
From Chinese 穀雨 (gǔyǔ), literally 'grain rain', referring to the seasonal rain that nourishes grain crops.