村むら雨さめ

noun

passing shower; sudden rain

A brief, often intense shower that starts and stops suddenly. Common in literary and poetic contexts.

• 村むら雨さめが通とおり過すぎると、空そらに虹にじがかかった。

  After the passing shower moved through, a rainbow appeared in the sky.

• 午ご後ごは村むら雨さめが何なん度ども降ふったりやんだりした。

  In the afternoon, passing showers came and went repeatedly.