真 冬(まふゆ)

まふゆ

noun

midwinter; the dead of winter

time-season weather

1. midwinter; the dead of winter

The coldest period of winter, typically January and February in Japan.

真冬(まふゆ)の寒(さむ)さは厳(きび)しい。

The cold in midwinter is harsh.

真冬(まふゆ)でも毎朝(まいあさ)ジョギングをしている。

I jog every morning even in the dead of winter.

真冬(まふゆ)の北海道(ほっかいどう)では気温(きおん)がマイナス二十度(にじゅうど)を下回(したまわ)ることもある。

In midwinter Hokkaido, the temperature can drop below minus twenty degrees.

Composed of 真(ま) (true, peak) + 冬(ふゆ) (winter). The prefix 真(ま) intensifies the noun, indicating the height or peak of the season.

Common collocations

真冬(まふゆ)の寒(さむ)さ (midwinter cold)
真冬(まふゆ)の空(そら) (midwinter sky)
真冬(まふゆ)日和(びより) (fine midwinter day)
真冬(まふゆ)並(な)みの寒(さむ)さ (cold like midwinter)

Related words

真夏(まなつ) — midsummer (same 真(ま) prefix pattern)
真春(まはる) — not commonly used (spring lacks this pattern)
厳冬(げんとう) — severe winter (more formal/literary)
冬(ふゆ)本番(ほんばん) — peak winter, winter in full swing

Related Words

Related: 真夏(まなつ) (midsummer)

Related: 厳冬(げんとう) (severe winter)

Related: 氷点下(ひょうてんか) (below freezing)

Related: 初冬(しょとう) (early winter)

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Added 2026.3.30 4:17 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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