菜種梅雨なたねづゆ

noun

long spell of rain in early spring

Refers to the extended rainy period that often occurs around the time rapeseed flowers bloom, typically from late March to April in Japan. A seasonal word (kigo) used in haiku.

• 今年ことしの菜種梅雨なたねづゆは長ながくて、なかなか晴はれない。

  This year's spring rain spell is long, and it just won't clear up.