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How to say 'Rainy season start' in Japanese | 梅雨入り

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The Japanese word for Rainy season start is 'Tsuyuiri', written as 梅雨入り in Japanese.'Rainy season start' in hiragana is つゆいり.

    Meaning

    Rainy season start

    Reading

    つゆいり

    tsuyuiri

    Kanji

    Apricot, Plum Rain Enter

    Explanation

    The Japanese verbal noun '梅雨入り (つゆいり)' refers to the official start of the rainy season in Japan, typically occurring in early June. This term is used in weather forecasts and daily conversations to indicate the beginning of a period characterized by frequent and prolonged rainfall. For example: The rainy season has started「梅雨入りしました」(つゆいりしました). We need to prepare for the rainy season start「梅雨入りに備えましょう」(つゆいりにそなえましょう). It's important to note that '梅雨入り' is often followed by '梅雨明け (つゆあけ)', which marks the end of the rainy season.

    Part Of Speech

    verbal noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N1

    Kanji Grade

    4

    Frequency

    7431

    Composition

    kanji-hiragana

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 梅雨入り

This word contains 3 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Apricot, Plum

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Rain

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Enter

Hiragana in the Word 梅雨入り

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

  • hiragana

    Reading

    Ri

Words Related to 梅雨入り Through the Kanji

These 3 Words contain the Kanji 梅 as well.

  • word

    梅干

    Meaning

    Pickled plum

  • word

    Meaning

    Plum

  • word

    梅雨明け

    Meaning

    End of rainy season

Words Related to 梅雨入り Through the Kanji

These 7 Words contain the Kanji 雨 as well.

  • word

    Meaning

    Rain

  • word

    大雨

    Meaning

    Heavy rain

  • word

    小雨

    Meaning

    Drizzle

  • word

    雨天

    Meaning

    Rainy weather

  • word

    雨降り

    Meaning

    Rainfall

  • word

    雨具

    Meaning

    Rainwear

  • word

    梅雨明け

    Meaning

    End of rainy season

Words Related to 梅雨入り Through the Kanji

These 40 Words contain the Kanji 入 as well.

  • word

    入る

    Meaning

    Enter

  • word

    入れる

    Meaning

    Put in, Include

  • word

    気に入る

    Meaning

    Like

  • word

    入学

    Meaning

    Admission

  • word

    押し入れ

    Meaning

    Closet

  • word

    入場券

    Meaning

    Ticket

  • word

    入院

    Meaning

    Hospitalization

  • word

    受け入れる

    Meaning

    Accept

  • word

    輸入

    Meaning

    Import

  • word

    入り

    Meaning

    Entrance, Inclusion

  • word

    収入

    Meaning

    Income

  • word

    導入

    Meaning

    Implementation, Introduction

  • word

    入札

    Meaning

    Bid

  • word

    入り口

    Meaning

    Entrance

  • word

    入れ物

    Meaning

    Container

  • word

    加入

    Meaning

    Joining

  • word

    記入

    Meaning

    Entry

  • word

    侵入

    Meaning

    Intrusion

  • word

    取り入れる

    Meaning

    Incorporate, Adopt

  • word

    入手

    Meaning

    Acquisition

  • word

    購入

    Meaning

    Purchase

  • word

    入り込む

    Meaning

    Enter

  • word

    入金

    Meaning

    Deposit

  • word

    日の入り

    Meaning

    Sunset

  • word

    出入り

    Meaning

    Coming and going

  • word

    入力

    Meaning

    Input

  • word

    出入り口

    Meaning

    Entrance

  • word

    手入れ

    Meaning

    Maintenance

  • word

    入門

    Meaning

    Introduction

  • word

    挿入

    Meaning

    Insertion

  • word

    入社

    Meaning

    Joining

  • word

    入場

    Meaning

    Entrance

  • word

    入国

    Meaning

    Entry, Immigration

  • word

    入試

    Meaning

    Entrance exam

  • word

    介入

    Meaning

    Intervention

  • word

    投入

    Meaning

    Investment, Insertion

  • word

    借り入れ

    Meaning

    Borrowing

  • word

    立ち入り禁止

    Meaning

    No entry

  • word

    入選

    Meaning

    Selection

  • word

    入浴

    Meaning

    Bathing

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