Japanese symbol for “rainfall”
降り
ふり
Romaji: furi
rainfall; snowfall
In Japanese, rainfall is 降り, read ふり (furi).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n rainfall; snowfall
- n alighting; descending
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “rainfall”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 降水 | こうすい kousui | rainfall; precipitation |
| 降雨 | こうう kouu | rainfall; rain |
| 雨量 | うりょう uryou | (amount of) rainfall |
| 雨降り | あめふり amefuri | rainfall; rainy weather; rain |
| 一雨 | ひとあめ hitoame | shower; rainfall |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 以降 | いこう ikou | on and after; from ... onward; since |
| 降りる | おりる oriru | to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to come down |
| 降伏 | こうふく koufuku | surrender; capitulation; submission |
| 降る | ふる furu | to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down |
| 下降 | かこう kakou | descent; fall; drop |
| 降下 | こうか kouka | descent; fall; drop |
See also: Chinese symbol for “rainfall”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.