厳 冬(げんとう)

げんとう

noun

severe winter; harsh winter

weather time-season

1. severe winter; harsh winter; the coldest period of winter

refers to the harshest, coldest part of winter or an exceptionally cold winter

今年(ことし)は厳冬(げんとう)になりそうだ。

This year looks like it will be a severe winter.

厳冬(げんとう)の北海道(ほっかいどう)を旅行(りょこう)した。

I traveled to Hokkaido in the harsh winter.

厳冬(げんとう)を乗(の)り越(こ)えるために防寒対策(ぼうかんたいさく)が必要(ひつよう)だ。

Cold weather measures are necessary to get through the harsh winter.

Seasonal vocabulary

厳冬(げんとう) describes either:
1. The coldest part of winter (typically January-February in Japan)
2. An exceptionally severe winter season

Related seasonal terms

初冬(しょとう) - early winter
真冬(まふゆ) - midwinter, depth of winter
晩冬(ばんとう) - late winter
暖冬(だんとう) - mild winter (opposite)

Common collocations

厳冬(げんとう)を迎(むか)える - to enter the harsh winter
厳冬(げんとう)を乗(の)り越(こ)える - to get through the severe winter
厳冬(げんとう)の候(こう) - during the severe winter (formal letter writing)

Related words

厳寒(げんかん) - severe cold
極寒(ごっかん) - extreme cold
酷寒(こっかん) - bitter cold

Related Words

Antonym: 暖冬(だんとう) (mild winter)

Related: 初冬(しょとう) (early winter)

Related: 真冬(まふゆ) (midwinter, depth of winter)

Related: 厳寒(げんかん) (severe cold)

Related: 極寒(ごっかん) (extreme cold)

Related: 酷寒(こっかん) (bitter cold)

Related: 酷暑(こくしょ) (extreme heat)

Compare: 寒冬(かんとう) (cold winter)

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Added 2026.1.27 20:29 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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