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雨

Grade Level: 1
JLPT Level: 4

Frequency: 950

Bushu (Radical) Info:
雨 (あめ)
rain

Henshall Mnemonic:
rain from heavenly clouds

Stroke Order Diagram (SOD): 8 Strokes

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On-Yomi Reading(s): ウ	Kun-Yomi Reading(s): あめあま- -さめ	English Meaning(s): rain
Popular words and/or phrases using this kanji: Click any individual kanji to view it in a new window. Click the [K] after each definition to look up that character at WWWJDIC; Click the [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other features exist, like sample usage, variations of the word, etc.) 雨 [あめ] (n) rain [K] [D] 雨雲 [あまぐも] (n) rain cloud [K] [D] 雨期 [うき] (n) rainy season [K] [D] 雨季 [うき] (n) rainy season [K] [D] 雨具 [あまぐ] (n) rain gear [K] [D] 雨戸 [あまど] (n) sliding storm door [K] [D] 雨降り [あめふり] (n) in the rain [K] [D] 雨宿り [あまやどり] (n,vs) taking shelter from rain [K] [D] 雨垂れ [あまだれ] (n) raindrops [K] [D] 雨水 [あまみず] (n) rain water [K] [D] 雨天 [うてん] (n) rainy weather [K] [D] 雨量 [うりょう] (n) rainfall [K] [D] 雨漏り [あまもり] (n) roof leak [K] [D] 俄雨 [にわかあめ] (n) rain shower [K] [D] 降雨 [こうう] (n) rainfall; rain [K] [D] 豪雨 [ごうう] (n) heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour [K] [D] 時雨 [しぐれ] (n) drizzle; shower in late autumn or early winter [K] [D] 集中豪雨 [しゅうちゅうごうう] local downpour; severe rain fall [K] [D] 小雨 [こさめ] (n) light rain; drizzle [K] [D] 大雨 [おおあめ] (n) heavy rain [K] [D] 長雨 [ながあめ] (n) long spell of rain [K] [D] 梅雨 [つゆ] (n) rainy season; rain during the rainy season [K] [D] 梅雨 [ばいう] (n) rainy season; rain during the rainy season [K] [D] 梅雨入り [つゆいり] (n) beginning of the rainy season [K] [D] 梅雨明け [つゆあけ] (n) the end of the rainy season [K] [D] 風雨 [ふうう] (n) wind and rain [K] [D] 暴風雨 [ぼうふうう] (n) storm [K] [D] 霧雨 [きりさめ] (n) drizzle; light rain [K] [D] 雷雨 [らいう] (n) thunderstorm [K] [D]

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The SOD image used on this page is from the New Japanese-English Character Dictionary and the Kodansha Kanji Learners Dictionary (see http://www.kanji.org), and is used with the kind permission of Mr. Jack Halpern. This image must not be copied or used elsewhere without Mr Halpern's permission. Use of this image without permission is a violation of copyright laws.

The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.

If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~jwb/edict_doc.html#IREF05

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