豪雨(ごうう)

ごうう
noun
heavy rain, downpour
1. heavy rain, downpour
Very heavy rainfall, often causing flooding or other damage.
豪雨(ごうう)で川(かわ)が氾濫(はんらん)した。
The river flooded due to the heavy rain.
豪雨(ごうう)警報(けいほう)が発令(はつれい)された。
A heavy rain warning was issued.
記録的(きろくてき)な豪雨(ごうう)に見舞(みま)われた。
We were hit by record-breaking heavy rain.

豪雨(ごうう) refers to very heavy rainfall, often causing flooding or damage. More intense than 大雨(おおあめ).

WORD FORMATION:
豪(ごう) (great, intense) + 雨(う) (rain)

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

  • 豪雨(ごうう)に見舞(みま)われる: to be hit by heavy rain
  • 豪雨(ごうう)で浸水(しんすい)する: to be flooded by heavy rain

COMPOUNDS:

  • 豪雨(ごうう)警報(けいほう): heavy rain warning
  • 集中(しゅうちゅう)豪雨(ごうう): localized torrential rain
  • 豪雨(ごうう)災害(さいがい): heavy rain disaster
  • 記録的(きろくてき)豪雨(ごうう): record-breaking heavy rain

RAIN INTENSITY SCALE:

  • 小雨(こさめ): light rain
  • 雨(あめ): rain
  • 大雨(おおあめ): heavy rain
  • 豪雨(ごうう): torrential rain

Note: Common in news reports about weather disasters.

Related Words

Contrast: 小雨(こさめ) (light rain)
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Added 2026.1.16 22:54 · Revised 2026.1.27 16:29
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