Word details

狐の嫁入り

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 狐の嫁入り.

Dictionary

Entry

狐の嫁入りきつねの嫁入りつねのよめいりNounExpressionFreq #112581
1

rain shower while the sun shines; sun shower

Examples
キツネの嫁入りですね」「はぁ?」「今日は81パーセントの確率で晴れますが、ところによっては天気雨です」
"It'll be a 'fox's wedding'." "Huh?" "There's an eighty-one percent chance of sun today with sun showers in a few places."
2

procession of will-o'-the-wisps seen at night; jack-o'-lantern parade

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

fox

9 strokesFrequency 2,185

On

Kun

きつね

marry into, bride

13 strokesFrequency 1,581JLPT N1Grade 8

On

Kun

よめとつ.ぐい.くゆ.く

enter, insert

2 strokesFrequency 56JLPT N4Grade 1

On

ニュウジュ

Kun

い.る-い.る-い.りい.れる-い.れはい.る

Nanori

いりいるりり

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