【雨】(u, ame, ama/ rain) Japanese Kanji | JLPT N5

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In this time, I will introduce the Kanji character 雨.

How to read

① Onyomi (Chinese reading)

The on-readings are
・う　u

For example,
・雨量　うりょう　u-ryou
It means rainfall

・雨天　うてん　u-ten
It means rainy weather
・雨天決行　うてんけっこう　u-ten kekkou
To hold outdoor events as scheduled, even if it is raining.

・熱帯雨林　ねったいうりん　nettai u-rin
It means tropical forest

・雷雨　らいう　rai-u
It means thunderstorm

and so on.

② Kunyomi (Japanese reading)

Next, the kun-reading is
・あめ　ame
・あま　ama

For example,
・雨　あめ　ame
It means rain

・雨音　あまおと　ama-oto
The sound that falling rain makes when it touches things.

・雨雲　あまぐも　ama-gumo
It is a clouds that bring rain or snow

・雨粒　あまつぶ／あめつぶ　ama-tsubu, ame-tsubu
It means raindrop

・雨戸　あまど　ama-do
It's a door that stands on the outside of a window to protect it from wind and rain.

and so on.

③ Special reading

Next is a special reading.
・時雨　しぐれ　shigure
It is drizzle, light rain
Light rain that falls and stops in late autumn and early winter in Japan.
It's a poetic expression.

・梅雨　つゆ　tsuyu
It's the rainy season seen outside of Hokkaido during the transition from spring to summer in Japan.

・霧雨　きりさめ　kiri-same
It means general drizzle rain

・小雨　こさめ　kosame
It means light rain

Meanings

Next is the meaning of the kanji for "雨".
・rain

Radical

And the radical of this character is 雨　ame
This character itself is a radical, a basic character.

Family name

Next, I will introduce family names.
・雨宮　あまみや　Amamiya
・雨野　あまの　Amano

Personal name

These is a personal name using the Kanji for 雨
・美雨　みう　Miu

Famous person

Next, I will introduce a famous person who use the Kanji 雨
・村雨 辰剛　むらさめたつまさ　Murasame Tatsumasa
He is a garden landscape architect.

Look-alikes

Here is a kanji that is similar to 雨
・両　りょう　ryou
It means both

Containing its kanji

Here are some kanji that contain character 雨 in their composition
・雲　うん、くも　un, kumo
It means cloud

・霧　む、きり　mu, kiri
It means fog

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