What does 雨 mean?

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How to remember
the meaning of

Meaning portrade through (picture)
This Kanji like many others, came from a picture. Something like top top image to the left.

Over time, the Kanji slowly changed to the bottom image.

Even though it does not look much like the original any more, I always found the four Rain like dots always made it easy to recall that the meaning is Rain

Info on the Kanji 雨

What's a Kanji?
What is this? "雨"

Meaning(s)

rain

Reading(s)

onyomi U
kunyomi ame, ama

Other

stroke count 8
grade 1
jlpt level N5
Example words with 雨
WordMeaning
あめ
ame
rain
いちあめ
ichi ame
shower / rainfall
あめした
ame shita
raining / downpour
あめかん
ame kan
break in the rain
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Example Sentences with 雨
夜はになるらしい。

明日が降れば、丸1週間が続くことになる。

明日、が降るのだろうか。

突然が降り始めた。



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