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大雨

大雨

Chinese

 
big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor
rain
simp. and trad.
(大雨)

Noun

大雨

  1. heavy rain; downpour   (Classifier: )

Japanese

Etymology 1

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

opoame → oɸoame → owoame → ooame → oːame. Compound of (ō, big) + (ame, rain).

Noun

大雨 (hiragana おおあめ, romaji ōame, historical hiragana おほあめ)

  1. (weather) heavy rain, downpour

Noun

大雨 (hiragana ひちさめ, romaji hichisame)

  1. (weather) drenching rains

Etymology 2

/hidisame/ → /hizisame/ [hidʑisame]. Cognate with 大雨 (hichisame).

Noun

大雨 (hiragana ひじさめ, romaji hijisame, historical hiragana ひぢさめ)

  1. (weather) drenching rains

Etymology 3

/hitisame/ → /hitame/. From 大雨 (hichisame).

Noun

大雨 (hiragana ひため, romaji hitame, historical hiragana ひため)

  1. (weather) drenching rains

Etymology 4

/hitisame/ → /hisame/. From 大雨 (hichisame).

Noun

大雨 (hiragana ひさめ, romaji hisame)

  1. (weather) drenching rains
    • 931938, Wamyō Ruijushō, book 1, page 25:
      霈 [...] 日本記云、大雨、比佐女 雨氷、上同

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