JLPT N3 · Noun

梅雨 (baiu)

梅雨 (ばいう, baiu) is a Japanese noun meaning “(East Asian) rainy season (in Japan, usu. from early June to mid-July)”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ばいう
Romaji: baiu
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

(East Asian) rainy season (in Japan, usu. from early June to mid-July) · noun
rain during the rainy season · noun

Example sentences

天気予報によれば、まもなく梅雨に入るそうだ。

According to the weather forecast, the rainy season will set in before long.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 梅雨

梅

plumバイ・うめ · 10 strokes

雨

rainウ・あめ・あま- · 8 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 梅雨.

梅うめJapanese apricot (Prunus mume)梅干しうめぼしumeboshi雨あめrain雨戸あまどsliding storm shutter雨天うてんrainy weather雨具あまぐrain gear

Source: JMdict entry 1582960 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.