雨量
Meanings
1
rainfall; amount of rain
Refers to the measured amount of rain over a period or in an area, often given in millimeters in weather reports.
Yesterday's rainfall exceeded fifty millimeters.
This region has a lot of rainfall in summer.
Usage patterns
- 雨量が多いfor the rainfall (amount) to be heavy
The rainfall was heavy this year.
- 雨量を観測するto measure/record the amount of rainfall
The Meteorological Agency records rainfall at various locations.
- 雨量が〈数〉ミリに達するfor rainfall to reach a certain number of millimeters
The hourly rainfall reached 50 millimeters.