Ch 8 Weather Flashcards
晴れ
(Hare) sunny, clear
晴れた空
(Hareta sora) clear sky, cloudless sky
晴れ男
(Hare otoko) a man who brings good weather with him wherever he goes
晴れの日
(Hare no hi) fine, clear day
晴れ後曇り
(Hare nochi kumori) clear then cloudy
晴れ後雨
(Hare nochi ame) clear then rainy
晴れ間
(Harema) break in the weather
晴れ上がる
(Hare agaru) The weather clears up
雨
(Ame) rain
白雨
(Haku u) sudden rain shower in sunny weather
急雨
(Kyu u) sudden rain shower of short intense occurance
俄か雨
(Ni wa ka ame) sudden rain shower that appears unexpectedly and for short time
降雨
(Kou u) rainfall
弱雨
(Jaku u) weak rain
小雨
(Ko same) light rain
Commonly used word
小降り
(Ko buri) light rain
Period of light rain
微雨
(Bi u) light rain
Use in literature
小糠雨
(Ko nuka ame) fine rain
Mist like rain
多雨
(Ta u) heavy rain
A region with a lot of rainfall or frequent rain
大雨
(Oo ame) heavy rain
Basically strong downpour
強雨
(Kyou u) severe rain
Technical or weather news
豪雨
(Gou u) torrential rain
篠津く雨
(Shino tsuku ame) intense rain or pelting down rain
集中豪雨
(Shuu chuu gou u) local downpour, concentrated heavy rain