凍とう雨う

noun

winter rain; freezing rain

Rain that falls during winter, often cold and sometimes freezing upon contact with surfaces. In meteorological contexts, it can specifically refer to freezing rain.

• 今こん夜やは凍とう雨うが降ふるかもしれない。

  Freezing rain may fall tonight.

noun

ice pellet; sleet

Small, transparent or translucent pellets of ice that form when raindrops freeze before reaching the ground. In everyday language, often called sleet, though meteorologically distinct from snow pellets.

• 凍とう雨うが窓まどに当あたって音おとを立たてている。

  Ice pellets are hitting the window and making noise.