梅雨

つゆ

黴雨

[tsuyu]

Meanings

1.Noun

(East Asian) rainy season (in Japan, usu. from early June to mid-July)

2.Noun

rain during the rainy season

今年の梅雨は長く続いている。

This year's rainy season is lasting long.

梅雨が明けるといよいよ夏本番だ。

Summer begins when the rainy season ends.

梅雨の季節は洗濯物がなかなか乾かなくて困る。

During the rainy season, it's a problem that laundry won't dry.