通り雨

とおりあめ

Meanings

1. Noun shower; passing rain

Kanji

• 通 pass through. Read as とおり.
• 雨 rain. Read as あめ.

Example sentences

• 通り雨にあったよ。
  I was caught in a shower.
• 通り雨だからすぐ止むよ。
  This is a tropical storm. It'll be over soon.
• 通り雨にあって、びしょぬれになったんだ。
  I was caught in a shower and got drenched to the skin.

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