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一雨

一雨

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ひと
Grade: 1
あめ
Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Noun

一雨 (hiragana ひとあめ, romaji hitoame)

  1. a single rainfall
  2. a single brief rain shower

Idioms

  • 一雨 (ひとあめ)ありそう (hitoame arisō): “it looks like a shower, it looks like rain” → an unfavourable incident looks likely

References

  1. 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9

Okinawan

Noun

一雨 (hiragana ちゅあみ, romaji chuami)

  1. rainfall, shower