1.
sound of rain; patter of rain
The sound made by falling rain. A word with aesthetic and atmospheric associations, often used in literary and everyday contexts.
雨音が聞こえる。
I can hear the sound of rain.
雨音を聞きながら眠りについた。
I fell asleep listening to the sound of the rain.
激しい雨音で目が覚め、窓の外を見ると道が川のようになっていた。
I was woken by the loud sound of rain, and when I looked outside, the road had turned into a river.
READING:
The kanji 雨 takes the combining form あま- in compounds: 雨音, 雨水, 雨雲. This あま- form is a common pattern in native Japanese compounds.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 雨音が聞こえる (to hear the sound of rain)
- 雨音を聞く (to listen to the rain)
- 激しい雨音 (heavy rain sound)
- 静かな雨音 (quiet patter of rain)
SIMILAR COMPOUNDS:
Other ～音 compounds: 足音 (footsteps), 物音 (noise/sound), 風音 (sound of wind).