雨季

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 雨季 is read うき and means the rainy part of the year.
• Basic usage: Use 雨季に入る for entering the season or 雨季になると for changes that occur when it arrives.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Rainy season and the East Asian rainy season
  • 雨季 broadly means the rainy season; the dry season is called 乾季.
  • 梅雨 refers to the particular seasonal rains in Japan and other parts of East Asia.