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Kanji 雨: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 雨: rain

Key takeaways

Kanji 雨: rain. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

rain

On reading

Kun reading

あめあま--さめ

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 雨

rain

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

This character is a pictograph depicting four raindrops falling from a cloud (冂) under the sky (一). It is easy to remember if you visualize the scene of rain falling outside a window.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

  • 雨天うてん

    rainy weather

  • 梅雨ばいう

    rainy season

Kun reading

あめ
  • 雨具あまぐ

    rain gear / rainwear

  • 雨戸あまど

    sliding storm door

  • あめ

    rain

Commonly used words

  • 雨天
    うてん

    rainy weather

  • 梅雨
    ばいう

    rainy season

  • 雨具
    あまぐ

    rain gear / rainwear

  • 雨戸
    あまど

    sliding storm door

  • あめ

    rain

Example sentences

Example 1

具を持って出かけましょう。

Translation

Let's go out with rain gear.

Example 2

具は玄関に置いてあります。

Translation

The rain gear is placed by the entrance.

Example 3

天のため運動会は中止です。

Translation

The sports day is canceled due to rainy weather.

Example 4

天でも試合は続行される。

Translation

The game will continue even in rainy weather.

Kanji 雨: rain | Daily Nihongo