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雨氷 (うひょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

雨う氷ひょう

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Meanings

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noun

freezing rain

Meteorological term for rain that freezes upon contact with surfaces, forming a glaze of ice.

昨さく夜やの雨う氷ひょうで道どう路ろが滑すべりやすくなっている。
The roads are slippery due to last night's freezing rain.

Kanji

雨rain
氷icicle, ice, hail

Similar words

着ちゃく氷ひょう
着氷 refers to ice accretion on objects (e.g., aircraft, power lines), while 雨氷 specifically denotes the weather phenomenon of freezing rain.
凍とう雨う
凍雨 is a less common synonym for freezing rain, but 雨氷 is the standard meteorological term.

Etymology

Compound of 雨 (rain) and 氷 (ice), literally 'rain ice'. The reading うひょう is the on'yomi of both characters.