Rainy Season
noun
In the ume season, it rains a lot in Japan (and some other East Asian countries). That's why ume rain means rainy season. It usually happens from the end of May to mid-July, when ume get ready to be harvested.
Keep in mind this is a seasonal word unique to Japan and East Asia, so you usually don't use it to refer to rainy seasons that happen in other regions of the world.
This word uses an exceptional reading, so don't try to read this with the kanji readings you already learned. Here's a mnemonic to help you:
Rainy season is a special season to you (つゆ). All of your favorite things in the year happen during rainy season, like… staying inside all day because all it does is rain! But to you, there's nothing better than rainy season.
梅雨に入る
the rainy season starts
梅雨の晴れ間
sunny intervals during the rainy season
梅雨の間
during the rainy season
梅雨の季節
rainy season
梅雨の時期
rainy season
梅雨のシーズン
rainy season
梅雨が始まる
the rainy season starts
梅雨が終わる
the rainy season ends
梅雨が明ける
the rainy season ends
日本の六月から七月は梅雨のシーズンです。
The rainy season lasts from June to July in Japan.
関東は昨日梅雨に入ったそうです。
The rainy season started in Kanto yesterday.
梅雨はジメジメして嫌だけど、梅雨が明けて一気に暑くなるのも嫌なんだよなぁ。
I don't like the rainy season because it gets too humid, but I also don't like how it suddenly gets really hot once it ends.