雨期
Meanings
1
rainy season; wet season
A recurring season or period with much rainfall, especially in climates contrasted with 乾季. For Japan's early-summer rainy spell, 梅雨 is the more specific everyday term.
See also: 乾期
In Southeast Asia, heavy rain falls during the rainy season.
When the rainy season begins, the river level rises.
Usage patterns
- 〈場所〉が雨季に入るfor a place to enter the rainy season
This region enters the rainy season around June.
- 雨季が明けるfor the rainy season to end
Once the rainy season ends, the temperature suddenly rises.
- 雨季が続くfor the rainy season to continue
This year the rainy season has been going on for a long time.