夕ゆう立だち

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

sudden evening shower; summer evening downpour

Refers to a brief, often heavy rain shower that occurs on summer afternoons or evenings, typically when the weather has been hot and humid.

夕ゆう立だちが来きそうだから、傘かさを持もっていこう。
It looks like an evening shower is coming, so let's take an umbrella.
昨日きのうの夕ゆう立だちで、洗せん濯たく物ものがびしょ濡ぬれになった。
The laundry got soaked in yesterday's evening downpour.

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Usage patterns

夕ゆう立だちが降ふるfor a summer evening shower to fall
急きゅうに夕ゆう立だちが降ふってきて、みんな雨あま宿やどりをした。
A summer shower suddenly started falling, so everyone took shelter from the rain.
夕ゆう立だちに遭あうto get caught in a summer evening shower
帰かえり道みちで夕ゆう立だちに遭あって、ずぶ濡ぬれになった。
I got caught in a sudden evening shower on my way home and got soaked.
夕ゆう立だちが上あがるfor a summer evening shower to clear up
夕ゆう立だちが上あがると、空そらに虹にじが見みえた。
When the evening shower cleared up, a rainbow appeared in the sky.
夕ゆう立だちに降ふられるto get rained on by a summer evening shower
公こう園えんで夕ゆう立だちに降ふられて、傘かさを持もっていなかったので大たい変へんだった。
I got rained on by a sudden evening shower in the park, and it was rough since I didn't have an umbrella.

Kanji

夕evening
立stand up, rise, set up

Related words

俄にわか雨あめN3
にわか雨 refers to any sudden shower at any time of day, while 夕立 specifically means a summer evening downpour.
雷らい雨う
雷雨 is a thunderstorm that can happen at any time, whereas 夕立 emphasizes the summer evening timing, though it is often accompanied by thunder too.
ゲリラ豪ごう雨う
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.
時雨しぐれN1
夕立 is a sudden evening downpour typically seen in summer, whereas 時雨 is linked to the colder months and carries a more melancholic, literary tone.

Written forms

夕ゆう立だちUsage86%
Standard kanji spelling; high priority.
夕ゆう立だちUsage13%
irregular okurigana
Irregular okurigana usage; it is such.
ゆうだちUsage1%

Etymology

From 夕 and 立ち, originally referring to an evening rising of wind, waves, or clouds. It subsequently came to denote the sudden summer shower associated with such weather.