雨あめ

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Common wordJLPTN5Freq.FrequencyTop 2,000

Meanings

General term for rain as a weather phenomenon.

Refers to a day or period of rainy weather, often used in contexts like weather forecasts or planning.

November suit (hanafuda)

Specific to the card game hanafuda; refers to the suit associated with November, featuring rain and willow motifs.

雨あめが止やむfor the rain to stop
しばらくして雨あめが止やんだ。
After a while, the rain stopped.
雨あめの日ひa rainy day
雨あめの日ひは外そとに出でたくない。
I don't want to go outside on rainy days.
雨あめに降ふられるto get caught in the rain
帰かえり道みちで雨あめに降ふられてしまった。
I got caught in the rain on my way home.
雨あめに濡ぬれるto get wet from the rain
服ふくが雨あめに濡ぬれてしまった。
My clothes got soaked in the rain.
雨あめが上あがるfor the rain to clear up
午ご後ごには雨あめが上あがるでしょう。
The rain will probably clear up by afternoon.
雨あめの中なかを〈動どう詞し〉to do something while it's raining
雨あめの中なかを歩あるいて学がっ校こうに行いった。
I walked to school in the rain.

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雨う天てんN1sense 2
雨天 is a formal, written term for rainy weather used in notices and forecasts, while 雨 is the everyday word.
雨あめ降ふりN1
雨 is the general noun for rain as a phenomenon or substance, while 雨降り emphasizes the ongoing act or state of raining.
レーン
雨 is the native Japanese word for rain used in everyday speech, while レーン is a loanword version with a more modern, fashion- or product-related nuance (e.g. in compound names).
降こう雨う
雨 is the common everyday word for rain, while 降雨 is a more formal or technical term used in weather reports and scientific contexts.
降こう水すいN1
雨 is the everyday word for rain, while 降水 is the technical meteorological term covering rain, snow, and hail alike.

飴あめN5sense 1
雨 (rain) and 飴 (candy) are pronounced identically but refer to completely different things, distinguished only by context or kanji.

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Native Japanese word. The kanji 雨 is a pictograph of rain falling from a cloud.