雨
あめ
ame
JLPT N58 strokesKanjiLevel 8 - JLPT N5
Quick answer
雨 is the kanji for "Rain". A common reading is あめ (ame). You can practice writing it on this page.
Meaning
Rain
Also : Rainfall · Rainy weather
Readings
kunあめ/ amekunあま/ amakunさめ/ sameonう/ u
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
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Memory Aid
Meaning ·
Raindrops falling from a cloud roof — the top horizontal stroke is the cloud base, and the dots beneath are droplets plummeting toward earth.
Reading ·
あめ (ame) sounds like 'ah-may' — 'Ah, may the rain stop soon!' you cry.
Example Sentences
雨の日は家で読書します。
あめのひはいえでどくしょします。
On rainy days I read at home.
今日は雨が降っています。
きょうはあめがふっています。
It's raining today.
Vocabulary using 雨
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