Word details

夕立

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 夕立.

Dictionary

Entry

夕立うだち夕立ちNounFreq #30537
1

(sudden, heavy) shower (on a summer afternoon or evening); evening shower

Examples
私たちは夕立にあって、びしょ濡れになった。
We were drenched in the shower.
5分も歩いた後、夕立に出会った。
We had already walked five minutes when we were caught in a shower.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

evening

3 strokesFrequency 924JLPT N3Grade 1

On

セキ

Kun

ゆう

Nanori

stand up, rise, set up, erect

5 strokesFrequency 58JLPT N4Grade 1

On

リツリュウリットル

Kun

た.つ-た.つた.ち-た.てる-た.てるた.て-たて--た.て-だ.て-だ.てる

Nanori

たちたったつだてつい

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