Micro-season 27 of 72Grain in Ear

Plums Turn Yellow

梅子黄うめのみきばむ

梅の実が黄色く熟す

SummerJune 16〜June 20

In English

Japanese plums ripen from green to yellow. The rainy season is named after them: tsuyu is written with the characters for "plum" and "rain."

梅の実が青から黄色に熟す。梅雨という言葉は、この時期に梅が実ることから「梅」と「雨」の字で書く。