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微雨 (びう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

微び雨う

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う

Meanings

1

noun

light rain; drizzle

Refers to very fine, gentle rain; often used in weather forecasts or literary descriptions.

今日きょうは微び雨うが降ふっています。
There is a light rain falling today.

Kanji

微delicate, minuteness, insignificance
雨rain

Similar words

小こ雨さめ
小雨 is a more common word for light rain; 微雨 is more formal or literary.
霧きり雨さめ
霧雨 specifically refers to misty rain or drizzle, often with finer droplets than 微雨.

Etymology

Compound of 微 (bi, 'fine, slight') and 雨 (u, 'rain'). The reading is on'yomi.