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 OF RAIN:

  • 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:

  • 傘(かさ): umbrella
  • 雨具(あまぐ): rain gear

Related Words

See also: 天気(てんき)
See also: 雪(ゆき)
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Added 2026.1.8 0:26 · Revised 2026.2.11 20:05
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