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early autumn; beginning of fall
The first part of autumn, roughly corresponding to September in Japan. Often still warm, with the first hints of cooler weather.
初秋の風が心地よい。
The early autumn breeze is pleasant.
初秋とはいえ、まだ暑い日が続く。
Although it's early fall, the hot days continue.
初秋のころ、空の色が少しずつ変わり始める。
Around early autumn, the color of the sky begins to change little by little.
A literary and seasonal word used in writing, haiku, and weather reports. Part of a series of seasonal divisions: 初秋 (early), 仲秋 (mid), 晩秋 (late autumn). The same pattern applies to other seasons.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 初秋の風: early autumn breeze
- 初秋の候: the early autumn season (epistolary)
- 初秋の空: the early autumn sky
RELATED SEASONAL TERMS:
- 仲秋: mid-autumn — the middle period, associated with the harvest moon
- 晩秋: late autumn — the final stretch before winter
- 初夏: early summer — the same pattern applied to summer
- 立秋: start of autumn — a specific date in the traditional calendar (around August 7)