雨空(あまぞら)

あまぞら
noun
rainy sky; overcast sky threatening rain
weathernature
1. rainy sky; overcast sky; sky threatening rain
A sky that is either raining or appears ready to rain, with heavy clouds and a gray, dark appearance.
今日(きょう)は一日(いちにち)雨空(あまぞら)だった。
The sky was rainy all day today.
雨空(あまぞら)の下(した)、傘(かさ)をさして歩(ある)いた。
I walked with an umbrella under the rainy sky.
朝(あさ)から雨空(あまぞら)が続(つづ)いていたが、夕方(ゆうがた)になってようやく晴(は)れ間(ま)が見(み)えた。
The overcast sky continued from morning, but a break in the clouds finally appeared toward evening.

A compound of 雨(あま) (rain) and 空(そら) (sky), where 雨(あま) uses the combining form あま rather than あめ. Evokes a mood of gloom or melancholy, and is common in literary and poetic contexts as well as weather descriptions.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 曇(くも)り空(ぞら): cloudy sky — overcast but not necessarily rainy
  • 夕焼(ゆうや)け空(ぞら): sunset sky — a sky pattern compound with the same structure
  • 梅雨空(つゆぞら): rainy season sky — specifically the sky during Japan's June-July rainy season

Related Words

Compare: 曇(くも)り空(ぞら) (cloudy sky)
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