JLPT N5 kanji · 8 strokes · #950 by frequency
雨 — Rain
- Meaning
- Rain
- On'yomi (Chinese reading)
- ウ
- Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)
- あめあま--さめ
Stroke order
8 strokes. The stroke to draw is in red; the previous ones are already in place.
Memory hook
A roof with four drops hanging below — you look up and see rain (雨) about to fall on you.
Kanzen's hook for this kanji. In the app, you can adopt another learner's or write your own.
Common vocabulary
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 雨 | あめ | rain |
| 雨戸 | あまど | sliding storm shutter |
| 疎雨 | そう | drizzle, scattered rain |
| 大雨 | おおあめ | heavy rain, torrential rainfall, downpour |
| 雨具 | あまぐ | rain gear |
| 梅雨 | つゆ | (East Asian) rainy season (in Japan, usu. from early June to… |
Sources: meanings and readings based on KANJIDIC2 and JMdict (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0) · KanjiVG strokes © Ulrich Apel (CC BY-SA 3.0) · reading selection, French translations and memory hooks: Kanzen.