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The Japanese word for rain is

あめ - ame



rain

Japanese Definition


rain
     1. 名詞. 雨。
     2. 名詞. 雨期、雨季。
     3. 動詞. (自動詞)雨が降る
     4. 動詞. (自動詞)雨のように降る、注ぐ、こぼれる
     5. 動詞. (他動詞)(雨が降るように)あびせる



Translations for rain and their definitions

     1. n. rain, rainfall
           一雨ごとに春が来る - spring nears by each rainfall
     2. n. a rainy weather
     3. n. (figurative) something falling like rain
     4. n. Usage: * In some compounds, when suffixed, ame becomes same. It is unclear if this leading (IPAchar, /s/) is indicative of an earlier same, or if this was an w, epenthesis for euphony to avoid
     5. affix. rain
     6. affix. (figuratively) something falling like rain
     7. affix. (figuratively) favor, blessing


雨が降る
     1. v. (impersonal) to rain



雨下
     1. n. raining (of actual rain)
     2. n. rain (of e.g. bullets, mortar, etc)
     3. v. rain (of actual rain)
     4. v. rain (of e.g. bullets, mortar, etc)


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Pronunciation


(ame)

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