雨（あめ）
JLPT N5 · noun
Pitch accent: atamadaka (head-high) — first mora high, then falls
Meaning: rain
Example sentences
- 朝からずっと雨が降っている。 — It's been raining since this morning.
- 雨の日は必ず傘を持って行く。 — I always bring an umbrella on rainy days.
Idioms & proverbs containing “雨”
- 雨垂れ石を穿つ (あまだれいしをうがつ) — slow but steady wins the race; constant effort will result in success; constant dripping wears away a stone
- 雨降って地固まる (あめふってじかたまる) — adversity strengthens the foundations; after a storm comes a calm; what doesn't kill you makes you stronger; the ground hardens after it rains
- 止まない雨はない (やまないあめはない) — after rain comes sunshine; this too shall pass; there is no rain that does not stop
- 子供騒げば雨が降る (こどもさわげばあめがふる) — if the kids make a racket outside, there will be rain
- 猫耳を洗うと雨が降る (ねこみみをあらうとあめがふる) — if a cat washes its ears, rain is coming
- 夕焼けは晴れ朝焼けは雨 (ゆうやけははれあさやけはあめ) — red sky at night, shepherd's delight; red sky in the morning, shepherd's warning
Related words
See it used in real works
- Example sentences from Japanese novels & web fiction (Massif)
- Hear “雨” pronounced in real videos (YouGlish)