春はる驟しゅう雨う

noun

spring shower; spring rain

A sudden, often brief rain shower in spring. The kanji 驟雨 specifically suggests a sudden downpour. Compare with 春時雨 (はるしぐれ), which implies a more intermittent, drizzling rain.

See also: 春時雨

• 春はる驟しゅう雨うが通とおり過すぎた後あと、庭にわの花はなが生いき生いきと輝かがやいていた。

  After the spring shower passed, the flowers in the garden glistened vividly.

• 午ご後ごから春はる驟しゅう雨うに見み舞まわれ、急いそいで洗せん濯たく物ものを取とり込こんだ。

  We were hit by a spring shower in the afternoon and hurriedly brought in the laundry.