Meaning

Primary

Dry Season

Word Type

noun, の adjective

Explanation

The dry seasons is the dry season.

Reading

かんき
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.

Context

Context Sentences

ここは今、乾季の真っ最中です。

Currently it's the height of the dry season here.

フィリピンに旅行に行くなら乾季がオススメですよ。

I recommend going during the dry season if you are planning to travel to the Philippines.

この地域では、乾季が5月から10月まで続きます。

In this region, the dry season lasts from May to October.

いつもはこの時期は既に乾季になっているが、今年は未だ雨が降り続けている。

By now it’s usually the dry season already, but it still continues to rain this year.

Kanji Composition