雨 Kanji: Meaning, Readings and Stroke Order

雨: rain. JLPT N5; 8 strokes.

Readings

On readings

ウ

Kun readings

あめ、あま-

Romaji

u, ame, ama

Study notes

雨 means 'rain'; at the top of many kanji it indicates atmospheric phenomena.

On reading: ウ in 雨天 (うてん, rainy weather), 雨季 (うき, season of rains), 豪雨 (ごうう, heavy rain), 雷雨 (らいう, thunderstorm), 降雨 (こうう, precipitation).

Kun readings: あめ, 'rain': 雨が降る (あめがふる, to rain), 大雨 (おおあめ, heavy rain), にわか雨 (にわかあめ, sudden shower). あま as first element: 雨水 (あまみず, rainy water), 雨具 (あまぐ, rain gear), 雨戸 (あまど, sliding shutters), 雨雲 (あまぐも, rain cloud). As second element it often becomes さめ: 小雨 (こさめ, drizzle), 春雨 (はるさめ, spring drizzle; starch noodles), 霧雨 (きりさめ, light rain).

Special readings: 梅雨 (つゆ, season of rains; also ばいう), 時雨 (しぐれ, late autumn shower) and 五月雨 (さみだれ, early summer rain) are read as whole words.

Remember: the component 雨 at the top unites 雪 (ゆき, snow), 雲 (くも, cloud), 雷 (かみなり, thunder) and 電 (electricity).

Example words

• 雨の日 (あめのひ) — rainy day
• 雨天 (うてん) — rainy weather; rain
• 雨 (あめ) — rain
• 雨水 (あまみず) — rainwater

Example sentences

雨が降っています。

ame ga futte imasu.

It is raining.

Stroke order

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