JLPT N2 · Noun

夕立 (yuudachi)

夕立 (ゆうだち, yuudachi) is a Japanese noun meaning “(sudden, heavy) shower (on a summer afternoon or evening); evening shower”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ゆうだち
Romaji: yuudachi
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

(sudden, heavy) shower (on a summer afternoon or evening); evening shower · noun

Example sentences

私たちは夕立にあって、びしょ濡れになった。

We were drenched in the shower.

Tatoeba #165049

５分も歩いた後、夕立に出会った。

We had already walked five minutes when we were caught in a shower.

Tatoeba #235096

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 夕立

夕

eveningセキ・ゆう · 3 strokes

立

stand up, rise, set upリツ・リュウ・た.つ・-た.つ · 5 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 夕立.

夕方ゆうがたearly evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm)夕飯ゆうはんevening meal夕刊ゆうかんevening edition (of a daily newspaper)夕日ゆうひevening sun夕暮れゆうぐれevening夕焼けゆうやけevening glow立つたつto stand (up)立てるたてるto stand (something) up役に立つやくにたつto be helpful立場たちばposition独立どくりつindependence立ち上がるたちあがるto stand up国立こくりつnational献立こんだてmenu

Source: JMdict entry 1542820 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.