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rain
N5
On: Kun: あめ、あま

Memory Aid

The kanji for rain is a picture of rain falling from a cloud. The top line is the sky, the square is a cloud, and the four dots are raindrops.

'U' — OOooh, it's raining!

Vocabulary

あめrain
大雨おおあめheavy rain
小雨こさめlight rain
雨水あまみずrainwater
雨天うてんrainy weather

Example Sentences

明日は雨が降るでしょう。

It will probably rain tomorrow.

雨の音はとても静かです。

The sound of rain is very quiet.

今日は雨天のため、試合は中止です。

Due to rainy weather today, the game is canceled.

午後から大雨になるそうです。

I heard it will be heavy rain from the afternoon.

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