狐の嫁入り

きつねのよめいり

Also written きつねの嫁入り

Meanings

1. Expression, Noun rain shower while the sun shines; sun shower
2. procession of will-o'-the-wisps seen at night; jack-o'-lantern parade

Kanji

• 狐 fox. Read as きつね.
• 嫁 bride. Read as よめ.
• 入 enter. Read as いり.

Example sentences

• あ、狐の嫁入りだ。
  Oh, there is a sun shower.
• 狐の嫁入りだ。
  It's sunny here, but it's raining.

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