雨
rain
Readings
On'yomi
- ウ
Kun'yomi
- あめ
- あま-
- -さめ
Meaning
雨 centers on water falling from the sky: rain.
Most common words using 雨
24 of 284- 雨あめN5
rain
- 大雨おおあめN3
heavy rain; torrential rainfall; downpour
- 豪雨ごううN1
torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour
- 梅雨つゆN3
(East Asian) rainy season (in Japan, usu. from early June to mid-July)
- 時雨しぐれN1
rain shower in late autumn (fall) or early winter
- 雨天うてんN1
rainy weather
- 降雨こうう
rainfall; rain
- 雨水あまみず
rain water
- 雷雨らいう
thunderstorm; thundershower
- 小雨こさめN3
light rain; drizzle
- 暴風雨ぼうふううN1
rainstorm; storm
- 雨量うりょう
(amount of) rainfall
- 雨漏りあまもりN1
roof leak
- 雨雲あまぐもN1
rain cloud
- 風雨ふうう
wind and rain
- 雨季うきN1
rainy season
- 雨降りあめふりN1
rainfall; rainy weather; rain
- 雨宿りあまやどりN1
taking shelter from rain
- 霧雨きりさめN1
drizzle; light rain
- 雨戸あまどN2
sliding storm shutter
- 梅雨入りつゆいりN1
entering the rainy season; beginning of the rainy season
- 雨具あまぐN1
rain gear
- 長雨ながあめ
long spell of rain
- 雨垂れあまだれN1
raindrops (dripping from eaves, branches, etc.)
Study
Etymology
雨 is a pictograph of rain falling from a cloud. The horizontal line represents the sky, and the dots are raindrops.
Meaning mnemonic
The top horizontal line is the sky, and the four dots are raindrops falling down. Together they make 雨, rain.
Reading mnemonic
For ウ, imagine rain falling on a u-shaped valley: the u sound cues ウ while the rain fills the valley.