急きゅう雨う

noun

rain shower; sudden rain

Rare literary term for a sudden rain shower. In modern Japanese, 俄雨 (にわかあめ) is the common equivalent.

See also: 俄雨

• 急きゅう雨うに降ふられて、軒のき下したで雨あま宿やどりをした。

  Caught in a sudden rain shower, I took shelter under the eaves.