雨
- Meaning: rain
- Pronunciations: u / ame, ama
“雨” is formed to describe the appearance of moisture pouring from clouds. The top horizontal bar represents a rain cloud in the sky, and the four dots below represent drops of water falling from that cloud. The kanji “雨” is also used as a component of many other kanji such as “雲 (cloud)”, “雪 (snow)” and “雷 (thunder)”.
- 降雨量（こううりょう koouryoo）: rainfall
- 梅雨（ばいう baiu/つゆ tsuyu）: the rainy season in Japan
- 大雨（おおあめ ooame）: heavy rain
- 雨雲（あまぐも amagumo）: rain cloud
- 雨具（あまぐ amagu）: rain gear
雨が降っています。
あめがふっています。
Ame ga hutte imasu.
It’s raining.
6月は梅雨の季節です。
ろくがつはつゆのきせつです。
Rokugatsu wa tsuyu no kisetsu desu.
June is the rainy season.
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