1.
mild winter; warm winter
A winter that is warmer than average. Used as a meteorological and everyday term to describe winters with higher-than-normal temperatures.
今年は暖冬だ。
This year is a mild winter.
暖冬の影響で雪が少ない。
There is little snow due to the mild winter.
暖冬が続くと、スキー場の経営や冬物衣料の売り上げに大きな影響が出る。
If mild winters continue, they have a major impact on ski resort management and winter clothing sales.
A compound of 暖 (warm) and 冬 (winter). Frequently heard in weather forecasts and news, especially in discussions about climate change and its effects on agriculture and the economy.
USAGE:
- Often used with の as a modifier: 暖冬の年 (a mild winter year)
- Commonly appears in weather forecasts and seasonal reports
- The Japan Meteorological Agency officially declares a 暖冬 when average winter temperatures exceed the norm
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 暖冬の影響: effects of mild winter
- 暖冬傾向: tendency toward mild winters
- 記録的な暖冬: record-breaking mild winter
- 暖冬予報: mild winter forecast
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 厳冬: severe winter, harsh winter — the opposite; an unusually cold winter
- 冷夏: cool summer — the summer equivalent of an abnormally cool season
- 猛暑: extreme heat — an abnormally hot summer
Related Words
Antonym:
厳冬 (severe winter)