Today’s Kanji – Rain 雨 (ame) – Learn Japanese

The word “rain” in Japanese is represented by the kanji 雨 (あめ, love). It consists of four horizontal lines on the inside, which represent drops of water falling from the sky. At the top, we find a vertical line that symbolizes the surface of the earth. The combination of these strokes evokes the idea of rain falling and touching the ground.

The kanji 雨 (あめ, ame) is also used as a radical in writing other kanji characters. When it appears as a root component, it often provides an indication related to water or rain in the meaning of the character.

For example, in the kanji for “cloud” 雲 (くも, kumo) , “electricity” 電 (でん, den) and霧 (きり, kiri) among others, the radical for “rain” (ame) can be found, which It provides a visual and semantic element that helps to understand its meaning and context, that is, we know that the aforementioned kanji have some relationship with rain or meteorological phenomena.

Here are some examples of Japanese words that use the kanji 雨 (あめ, love)

–雨具 (あまぐ, amagu) : This word is composed of 雨 (あめ, ame) and 具 (ぐ, gu), which means “equipment” or “implements”. It refers to “rain articles or accessories”, such as umbrellas, raincoats or wellies.

–雨季 (うき, uki) : In this case, 雨 (あめ, ame) is combined with 季 (き, ki), which means “season” or “season”.雨季 refers to the “rainy season” or “rainy season”, which is common in some tropical and subtropical regions.

–雨天 (うてん, uten) : Here, 雨 (あめ, love) is combined with 天 (てん, ten), which means “sky”.雨天 is used to describe “rainy” or “rainy day” weather conditions.

–雨量 (うりょう, uryō) : In this word, 雨 (あめ, ame) is combined with 量 (りょう, ryō), which means “quantity” or “measure”.雨量 refers to the “amount of rain” or “pluviometric measurement”.