暴雨

Chinese

 
sudden; violent; cruel; to show or expose; to injure
rain
simp. and trad.
(暴雨)

Pronunciation


Noun

暴雨

  1. cloudburst, sudden heavy rainstorm

Synonyms


Japanese

Kanji in this term
Grade: 5 Grade: 1

Etymology 1

Compound of (mura, gather) + (same, rain). Literally rain that falls when clouds gather together.

Alternative forms

Noun

暴雨 (hiragana むらさめ, rōmaji murasame)

  1. a sudden rain
    • 931938, Wamyō Ruijushō, book 1, page 26:
      暴雨 楊氏漢語抄云、白雨、和名无良佐女 [...]

Etymology 2

Compound of (haya, fast) + (same, rain).

Alternative forms

Noun

暴雨 (hiragana はやさめ, rōmaji hayasame)

  1. a sudden and strong rain

References

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