通(とお)り雨(あめ)

とおりあめ
noun
passing shower
1. passing shower
a brief rain shower that passes quickly, often leaving sunny skies behind
通(とお)り雨(あめ)が降(ふ)ってきた。
A passing shower started to fall.
通(とお)り雨(あめ)だから、すぐ止(や)むよ。
It's just a passing shower, so it'll stop soon.
通(とお)り雨(あめ)が過(す)ぎたら虹(にじ)が出(で)た。
After the passing shower, a rainbow appeared.

FORMATION:
通(とお)り (passing) + 雨(あめ) (rain) → rain that passes through

CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Brief duration (usually a few minutes to half an hour)
  • Often occurs in summer afternoons
  • Frequently followed by clearing skies

RELATED WEATHER WORDS:

  • 夕立(ゆうだち) (sudden evening shower, typically in summer)
  • 霧雨(きりさめ) (drizzle, mist-like rain)
  • 小雨(こさめ) (light rain)
  • 大雨(おおあめ) (heavy rain)
  • にわか雨(あめ) (sudden shower)
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Added 2026.1.26 22:58
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