also: ざーざーぶり · ざあざあぶり
downpour; drenching rain
Describes heavy, continuous rain with a strong onomatopoeic feel. Often used in weather reports or casual conversation.
It's pouring outside, so you'd better take an umbrella.
I walked in the downpour and got soaked.
Common katakana-mixed spelling for the onomatopoeic downpour.
Hiragana variant; less common but still seen.
Hiragana variant with long vowel written as あ; less common.
Compound of the onomatopoeia ザーザー (sound of heavy rain) and 降り (rainfall).