土ど砂しゃ降ぶり

ど

しゃ

ぶ

り

Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

noun

downpour; heavy rain; cloudburst

Describes very heavy, pelting rain; often used in weather reports and everyday conversation.

急きゅうに土ど砂しゃ降ぶりになったので、傘かさを買かった。
It suddenly started pouring, so I bought an umbrella.
明日あしたは土ど砂しゃ降ぶりの予よ報ほうが出でている。
The forecast says there will be heavy rain tomorrow.

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Usage patterns

土ど砂しゃ降ぶりになるto turn into a downpour
午ご後ごから急きゅうに土ど砂しゃ降ぶりになった。
It suddenly turned into a downpour in the afternoon.
土ど砂しゃ降ぶりの中なかを〈動どう詞し〉to do something while walking/driving through a downpour
土ど砂しゃ降ぶりの中なかを歩あるいて帰かえった。
I walked home through the downpour.
土ど砂しゃ降ぶりに降ふられるto get caught in a downpour
帰かえり道みちで土ど砂しゃ降ぶりに降ふられてびしょ濡ぬれになった。
I got caught in a downpour on the way home and got soaked.
土ど砂しゃ降ぶりが続つづくfor the downpour to continue
土ど砂しゃ降ぶりが一いち時じ間かん以い上じょう続つづいている。
The downpour has continued for over an hour.

Kanji

土soil, earth, ground
砂sand
降descend, precipitate, fall

Related words

大おお雨あめN3
大雨 is a general, neutral term for heavy rain, while 土砂降り emphasizes the violent, pelting intensity of the downpour.
豪ごう雨うN1
豪雨 is a formal or technical term used in news and weather reports for torrential rain, whereas 土砂降り is the everyday colloquial word.

Opposites

小こ雨さめN3
小雨 describes a light, gentle rain, the opposite of the intense, pelting rain of 土砂降り.

Built from

土ど砂しゃ+降ふる

Written forms

土ど砂しゃ降ぶりUsage64%
ateji (phonetic kanji usage)
Standard kanji spelling; the kanji are ateji (phonetic) and do not carry their literal meanings.
どしゃ降ぶりUsage28%
Mixed kana-kanji spelling; commonly seen in informal writing.
どしゃぶりUsage5%
Kana spelling; natural in casual contexts and avoids the ateji kanji.
ドシャ降ぶりUsage3%
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Etymology

The kanji 土砂 (earth and sand) are ateji used phonetically for どしゃ, which is likely a mimetic element related to the sound of heavy rain. The exact derivation is uncertain.