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ゲリラ豪雨 (ゲリラごうう, geriragouu) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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The area in front of the station was flooded by yesterday's guerrilla rainstorm.
In summer, you need to watch out for sudden torrential downpours.
Kanji 豪 overpowering, great, powerful Related words ゲリラ豪雨 is a more colloquial, media-style term for a sudden localized downpour, while 集中豪雨 is the standard meteorological expression.
ゲリラ豪雨 is a modern term for an intense, localized cloudburst that can occur in any season, while 夕立 is the traditional term for a summer evening shower.
Etymology Compound of ゲリラ (from English 'guerrilla', referring to irregular, hit-and-run tactics) and 豪雨 (torrential rain). The term became popular in Japanese media in the 2000s to describe sudden, localized downpours that are difficult to predict.
