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照り雨 (てりあめ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

照てり雨あめ

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Meanings

1

noun

sunshower

Rain falling while the sun is shining; a common weather phenomenon in Japan.

今日きょうは照てり雨あめで、虹にじが出でた。
Today there was a sunshower, and a rainbow appeared.

Kanji

照illuminate, shine, compare
雨rain

Similar words

天てん気き雨あめ
Also means sunshower, but 照り雨 emphasizes the sunshine while 天気雨 is a more general term for rain during fine weather.

Etymology

Compound of 照り (teri, 'shining') + 雨 (ame, 'rain'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word transparently describes rain while the sun is shining.