ChiramiN5 kanji · 8 strokes
雨 means rain
雨
雨Real origin
It began as a drawing of rain falling from the clouds.
Real origin: where the kanji comes from, as far as scholars agree.
Meaning and readings
- Meaning
- rain
- JLPT level
- N5
- Strokes
- 8
- School grade
- Grade 1 in Japan
Japanese (kunyomi) あめ ame
あめ (ame) is the Japanese word for this kanji. You use it when the kanji stands alone or has kana after it. Dictionaries call this the kun reading.
From Chinese (onyomi) ウ u
ウ (u) came from Chinese with the character. You mostly hear it in words made of several kanji. Dictionaries call this the on reading.
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Common word
雨降り あめふり · amefuri
rainfall, rainy weather
Used in 15 kanji
Quick check
What does 雨 mean?
Right: 雨 means rain.Not quite: 雨 means rain.In 雨降り, which reading does 雨 use?
Right. 雨降り is read あめふり (amefuri): 雨 takes あめ, its Japanese reading.Not quite. 雨降り is read あめふり (amefuri): 雨 takes あめ, its Japanese reading.