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通り雨 (tooriame) Japanese meaning: passing shower | Kotomora

通とおり雨あめ

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Meanings

1

passing shower; brief rain

A short, sudden rain that passes quickly. Often used in weather contexts.

通とおり雨あめが降ふってきたので、軒のき下したで少すこし雨あま宿やどりし

た

。

A passing shower came, so I took shelter under the eaves for a while.

午ご後ごは通とおり雨あめがあるかもしれません。

There may be a passing shower in the afternoon.

Kanji

通traffic, pass through, avenue
雨rain

Related words

俄にわか雨あめN3
通り雨 emphasizes the rain quickly passing through an area, whereas にわか雨 simply describes a sudden, brief rainfall without stressing its movement.

Built from

通とおる+雨あめ

Etymology

Compound of 通り (passing through) and 雨 (rain). The word transparently means 'passing rain'.