How to say 'Rainfall' in Japanese | 雨降り

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The Japanese word for Rainfall is 'Amefuri', written as 雨降り in Japanese.'Rainfall' in hiragana is あめふり.

word

雨降り

Meaning

Rainfall

Reading

あめふり

amefuri

Kanji

雨Rain 降Descend, Fall

Explanation

The Japanese noun '雨降り (あめふり)' refers to the act or state of rain falling, or simply 'rainfall'. It is often used to describe rainy weather or a rainy day. For example: today is a day of rainfall「今日は雨降りの日です」(きょうはあめふりのひです). The rainfall stopped「雨降りが止んだ」(あめふりがやんだ). This word is commonly used in everyday conversation to describe weather conditions, and it can also be used metaphorically to describe a situation where something is falling or descending like rain.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

3038

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 雨降り

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

雨

Meaning

Rain

kanji

降

Meaning

Descend, Fall

Hiragana in the Word 雨降り

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

hiragana

り

Reading

Words Related to 雨降り Through the Kanji 雨

These 7 Words contain the Kanji 雨 as well.

word

雨

Meaning

Rain

word

大雨

Meaning

Heavy rain

word

小雨

Meaning

Drizzle

word

雨天

Meaning

Rainy weather

word

雨具

Meaning

Rainwear

word

梅雨明け

Meaning

End of rainy season

word

梅雨入り

Meaning

Rainy season start

Words Related to 雨降り Through the Kanji 降

These 4 Words contain the Kanji 降 as well.

word

以降

Meaning

After

word

降りる

Meaning

Descend

word

降る

Meaning

Fall

word

乗り降り

Meaning

Boarding, Alighting

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