請しょう雨う

noun

praying for rain

Rare, formal term for a rain-making ritual or prayer. The common word is 雨乞い (あまごい).

See also: 雨乞い

• 古こ文もん書じょには、干かんばつの際さいに請しょう雨うの儀ぎ式しきを行おこなった記き録ろくが残のこっている。

  Ancient documents record that rain-praying rituals were performed during droughts.