空梅雨(からつゆ)

からつゆ
noun
dry rainy season; rainy season with little rain
1. dry rainy season; rainy season with little rain
A tsuyu (rainy season) in which far less rain falls than usual, sometimes causing water shortages.
今年(ことし)は空梅雨(からつゆ)だ。
This year the rainy season is dry.
空梅雨(からつゆ)で水不足(みずぶそく)が心配(しんぱい)されている。
With the dry rainy season, water shortages are a concern.
空梅雨(からつゆ)が続(つづ)くと農作物(のうさくもつ)の生育(せいいく)に影響(えいきょう)が出(で)る。
A prolonged dry rainy season affects the growth of crops.

The prefix 空(から)- means 'empty' — the rainy season arrives but brings little rain. Read からつゆ, not くうばいう.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 空梅雨(からつゆ)になる: to turn into a dry rainy season
  • 空梅雨(からつゆ)気味(ぎみ): somewhat short of rain

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 梅雨(つゆ): the rainy season — June through July in most of Japan
  • 梅雨明(つゆあ)け: the end of the rainy season
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