穀こく雨う

noun

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

• 穀こく雨うは二に十じゅう四し節せっ気きの一ひとつで、春はるの最さい後ごの節せっ気きです。

  Grain Rain is one of the 24 solar terms and the last term of spring.

• 穀こく雨うの頃ころになると、田た植うえの準じゅん備びが始はじまります。

  Around the time of Grain Rain, preparations for rice planting begin.