雨量(うりょう)

うりょう
noun
rainfall; amount of rain; precipitation
1. rainfall; amount of rain; precipitation
rainfall; amount of rain; precipitation
今年(ことし)は雨量(うりょう)が少(すく)ない。
Rainfall is low this year.
雨量(うりょう)計(けい)で降水量(こうすいりょう)を測(はか)る。
We measure precipitation with a rain gauge.
梅雨(つゆ)の時期(じき)は雨量(うりょう)が増(ふ)え、河川(かせん)の水位(すいい)が上昇(じょうしょう)する。
During the rainy season, rainfall increases and river water levels rise.

Compound of 雨(あめ/う) (rain) and 量(りょう) (amount). Commonly used in weather reports, geography, and agriculture. Measured in millimeters (mm) in Japan.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 雨量(うりょう)計(けい): rain gauge
  • 年間(ねんかん)雨量(うりょう): annual rainfall
  • 総(そう)雨量(うりょう): total rainfall
  • 雨量(うりょう)が多(おお)い: heavy rainfall
  • 雨量(うりょう)が少(すく)ない: low rainfall

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 降水量(こうすいりょう): precipitation — more technical and scientific, includes rain, snow, and all forms of precipitation
  • 降雨量(こうりょう): rainfall amount — more formal synonym, used in technical reports
  • 豪雨(ごうう): heavy rain — refers to the intensity rather than measured amount

Related Words

Related: 風速(ふうそく) (wind speed (related weather measurement))
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