雨 — kanji meaning “rain”
雨
rain
- Meanings
- rain
- On'yomi
- ウ (u)
- Kun'yomi
- あめ、あま-、-さめ
- Strokes
- 8
- School grade
- 1
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 4
- Newspaper frequency
- #950 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 173
- Chinese reading
- yǔ, yù — Chinese character page
Words with 雨
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大雨 | おおあめ ooame | heavy rain; torrential rainfall; downpour |
| 梅雨 | つゆ tsuyu | (East Asian) rainy season (in Japan, usu. from early June to mid-July) |
| 雨天 | うてん uten | rainy weather |
| 豪雨 | ごうう gouu | torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst |
| 小雨 | こさめ kosame | light rain; drizzle |
| 雨季 | うき uki | rainy season |
| 時雨 | しぐれ shigure | rain shower in late autumn (fall) or early winter |
| 暴風雨 | ぼうふうう boufuuu | rainstorm; storm |
| 雨水 | あまみず amamizu | rain water |
| 風雨 | ふうう fuuu | wind and rain |
| 雨漏り | あまもり amamori | roof leak |
| 降雨 | こうう kouu | rainfall; rain |
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