雨(あめ)

あめ

noun

rain

1. rain

Water falling from clouds.

雨(あめ)が降(ふ)っています。

It's raining.

雨が降る = to rain

雨(あめ)が止(や)みました。

The rain stopped.

傘(かさ)を持(も)っていますか。雨(あめ)ですよ。

Do you have an umbrella? It's raining.

雨(あめ)の日(ひ)は家(いえ)で本(ほん)を読(よ)みます。

On rainy days, I read books at home.

六月(ろくがつ)は雨(あめ)の日(ひ)が多(おお)いです。梅雨(つゆ)なので、毎日(まいにち)傘(かさ)を持(も)って行(い)きます。

There are many rainy days in June. It's the rainy season, so I bring an umbrella every day.

雨(あめ) means rain. It's one of the most fundamental weather words.

Common expressions

雨(あめ)が降(ふ)る: to rain (lit. rain falls)
雨(あめ)が止(や)む: rain stops
雨(あめ)の日(ひ): rainy day
雨(あめ)に濡(ぬ)れる: to get wet in the rain

Types

大雨(おおあめ): heavy rain
小雨(こさめ): light rain, drizzle
にわか雨(あめ): sudden shower
長雨(ながあめ): long spell of rain

Cultural note

梅雨(つゆ) (rainy season) occurs in June-July in Japan. This is a distinct period of continuous rain caused by seasonal weather patterns.

Related words

傘(かさ): umbrella
雨具(あまぐ): rain gear

Related Words

Related: 天気(てんき) (weather)

Related: 雪(ゆき) (snow)

Related: 傘(かさ) (umbrella)

Related: 霙(みぞれ) (sleet)

Related: 薄曇(うすぐも)り (slightly overcast, thin clouds)

Related: 快晴(かいせい) (clear weather, fine weather)

Related: 曇(くも)り (cloudiness, cloudy weather)

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Added 2026.1.8 0:26 · Revised 2026.10.10 4:21

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