break in the rain; letup in the rain
Colloquial phrase for a temporary pause in rainfall, often used when the rain stops for a short while.
雨のやみ間に急いで買い物に行った。
I hurried to go shopping during a break in the rain.
雨のやみ間を狙って散歩に出かけた。
I went out for a walk, aiming for a letup in the rain.
Standard kanji-kana mixed spelling for this phrase.
Alternate kanji for やみ (止み), though やみ間 is more common.
Compound of 雨 (rain), の (possessive particle), やみ (連用形 of 止む, to stop), and 間 (interval, gap). Literally 'the interval of rain's stopping'.