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すーまんぼーすー【小満芒種】

suuman boosuu

Pronunciation: [suːmam̩boːsuː]

Definition

Noun

  1. Rainy season (specifically the rainy season extending from May through June)

Etymology

From すーまん【小満】 suuman "the eighth solar term in the East-Asian lunisolar calendar (roughly around May)" and ぼーす【芒種】 boosu "the ninth solar term in the East-Asian lunisolar calendar (roughly around June)".

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OrthographyForm
Kanji小満芒種
Kanaすーまんぼーすー
Romanizationsuuman boosuu
Pronunciation (IPA)[suːmam̩boːsuː]

意味:つゆ・ばいう【梅雨】、ながあめ・ながめ【長雨・霖】

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小満芒種
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2024, April 7). すーまんぼーすー【小満芒種】 : suuman boosuu | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, February 12, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/4924/suumanboosuu/.