一雨

Japanese

Kanji in this term
一 雨
ひと
Grade: 1		 あめ
Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 一 (hito, “one”) +‎ 雨 (ame, “rain”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

Noun

一雨 (hiragana ひとあめ, rōmaji 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

Okinawan

Noun

一雨 (hiragana ちゅあみ, romaji chuami)

  1. rainfall, shower
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