JLPT N5 · 8 strokes
Kanji 雨: "rain"
The kanji 雨 means "rain". It is written with 8 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N5, read ウ in on'yomi and あめ, あま-, -さめ in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
あめあま--さめ
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | rain |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 8 |
| JLPT level | N5 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 1 |
| Frequency rank | 950 of 2,501 |
Common words with 雨
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 雨rain · rainy day; rainy weather
- 大雨heavy rain; torrential rainfall; downpour
- 雨音sound of rainfall
- 雨下raining; downpour
- 豪雨torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour
- 雨粒raindrop
- 風雨wind and rain · rainstorm
- 梅雨(East Asian) rainy season (in Japan, usu. from early June to mid-July) · rain during the rainy season
- 雨雲rain cloud
- 雨戸sliding storm shutter
- 小雨light rain; drizzle
- 雨宿りtaking shelter from rain
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