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Micro-season 24 of 72Grain Fills

Barley Ripens

麦秋至むぎのときいたる

麦が黄金色に実る

SummerMay 31〜June 5

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In English

Barley turns golden and is ready to cut. Japanese calls this "the autumn of barley," because for barley this early-summer moment is the harvest season.

麦が黄金色に実り、刈り入れを迎える。日本語ではこれを「麦秋」と呼ぶ。麦にとっては初夏が秋にあたる。

The solar term it belongs to

Grain FillsしょうまんShoman means "small fullness." Plants grow thick and the ears of barley start to fill out, so farmers could feel a small relief that the harvest was coming.

Japanese culture around May