Moto 雨: RainKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ウ
- Kun'yomi
- あめ、あま-、-さめ
- Level
- JLPT N5Jōyō, grade 1
- Words
- 334 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ウ)
- 雨量うりょう(amount of) rainfall
- 豪雨ごううtorrential rain; heavy rain
- 降雨こううrainfall; rain
- 雨期うきrainy season
- 集中豪雨しゅうちゅうごううlocal downpour; severe rain fall
- 雨天うてんrainy weather
- 雷雨らいうthunderstorm
- 多雨たうheavy rain
- 春雨しゅんうgentle spring rain
- 暴風雨ぼうふううrainstorm; storm
- 梅雨前線ばいうぜんせんseasonal rain front
- 雨中うちゅうin the rain
- 雨天順延うてんじゅんえんrescheduled in case of rain
- 雨季うきrainy season
- 雨後うごafter rain
- 風雨ふううwind and rain
- アネロイド晴雨計アネロイドせいうけいaneroid barometer
- ゲリラ豪雨ゲリラごううunexpectedly strong rain (for the region, etc.); sudden rain
- ロボット雨量計ロボットうりょうけいrobot rain gauge
- 五風十雨ごふうじゅううseasonable rains and winds; halcyon weather
- 亜熱帯多雨林あねったいたうりんsubtropical rain forest
- 人工降雨じんこうこううartificial rain; rainmaking
- 人工雨じんこううartificial rain
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 雨あめrain
- 大雨おおあめheavy rain
- 雨水あまみずrain water
- 長雨ながあめlong spell of rain
- 小雨こさめlight rain; drizzle
- 俄雨にわかあめrain shower
- 秋雨前線あきさめぜんせんautumn rain front; fall rain front
- 雨上がりあまあがりafter the rain
- 雨具あまぐrain gear
- 雨垂れあまだれraindrops (dripping from eaves, branches, etc.)
- 雨宿りあまやどりtaking shelter from rain
- 雨戸あまどsliding storm shutter
- 雨模様あまもようsigns of rain; threat of rain
- 雨漏りあまもりroof leak
- 雨脚あまあしpassing shower; streaks of pouring rain
- 雨降りあめふりrainfall; rainy weather
- 雨雲あまぐもrain cloud
- 霧雨きりさめdrizzle; light rain
- こぬか雨こぬかあめlight or fine rain; drizzle
- にわか雨にわかあめrain shower
- ぬか雨ぬかあめdrizzle; light rain
- ねこ耳を洗うと雨が降るねこみみをあらうとあめがふるif a cat washes its ears, rain is coming
- ひと雨ひとあめshower; rainfall
- やらずの雨やらずのあめrain that starts to fall as though trying to prevent a guest from leaving; well-timed shower (which prevents a guest from leaving)
- アフリカ腰白雨燕アフリカこしじろあまつばめwhite-rumped swift (Apus caffer)
- ヨーロッパ雨燕ヨーロッパあまつばめcommon swift (Apus apus); European swift
- 一雨ひとあめshower; rainfall
- 丸尾雨傘まるおあまがさbanded krait (Bungarus fasciatus)
Other readings
- 梅雨つゆrainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July)
- 梅雨明けつゆあけend of the rainy season
- 五月雨さみだれearly-summer rain
- 時雨しぐれrain shower in late autumn (fall) or early winter
- 梅雨入りつゆいりentering the rainy season; beginning of the rainy season
- せみ時雨せみしぐれoutburst of cicadas singing; chorus of cicadas
- セミ時雨せみしぐれoutburst of cicadas singing; chorus of cicadas
- 五月雨式さみだれしきoff and on manner; intermittent style
- 五月雨雲さみだれぐもcloud during rainy season
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Kanji that often appear with 雨
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