Word details

本降り

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 本降り.

Dictionary

Entry

本降りんぶりNounFreq #48076
1

heavy rainfall; heavy snowfall; steady rainfall; downpour; raining in earnest

Examples
雨は本降りになってきた。
The rain came down in earnest.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things

5 strokesFrequency 10JLPT N4Grade 1

On

ホン

Kun

もと

Nanori

まとごう

descend, precipitate, fall, surrender

10 strokesFrequency 596JLPT N2Grade 6

On

コウ

Kun

お.りるお.ろすふ.るふ.りくだ.るくだ.す

Nanori

ふりふる

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