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Kotomora

雨

rain

JLPTN5StatusJōyō · grade 1FrequencyTop 1,000Strokes8

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

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  • 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.)

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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.