雨降り

あめふり

Meanings

1. Noun rainfall; rainy weather; rain
2. の-adjective rainy; wet

Kanji

• 雨 rain. Read as あめ.
• 降 descend. Read as ふり.

Example sentences

• 雨降りの日にはバスで学校にいきますか。
  Do you go to school by bus on rainy days?
• 雨降りの日です。
  It's a rainy day.
• 雨降りなので、外で遊べません。
  It's a rainy day, so we can't play outside.
• ひどい雨降りだ。
  It is raining hard.
• こんな雨降りにピクニックに出かけるなんて思いもよらない。
  I wouldn't dream of going on a picnic on such a rainy day.

Words containing 雨降り

• 雨降り星 (あめふりぼし) Chinese "Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
• 雨降り花 (あめふりばな) flower that is said to cause rain if picked (convolvulus, etc.)

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