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JLPT N5 · Noun

雨 (ame)

雨 (あめ, ame) is a Japanese noun meaning “rain”. It appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
あめ
Romaji
ame
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N5 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. rain · noun
  2. rainy day; rainy weather · noun
  3. the November suit (in hanafuda) · noun

Example sentences

雨のために彼らは気力をそがれた。
The rain dampened their spirits.
Tatoeba #189587

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

Kanji in 雨

雨
rainウ・あめ・あま- · 8 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 雨.

梅雨つゆ(East Asian) rainy season (in Japan, usu. from early June to mid-July)梅雨ばいう(East Asian) rainy season (in Japan, usu. from early June to mid-July)雨戸あまどsliding storm shutter雨天うてんrainy weather雨具あまぐrain gear

Source: JMdict entry 1171900 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.