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あめのことば

today13/7月/20

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There has been alot of rain this year.

今年は雨が多いですね。


↓あめのことばです。

雨(あめ)rain

梅雨(つゆ)rainy season 雨期(うき)rainy season

つゆ is the word for rainy season in Japan. We have another word  for the rainy season. It is うき which means “rainy period” . Japanese うき is つゆ so we use つゆ when we talk about Japanese rainy season. 


大雨(おおあめ) →heavy rain

小雨(こさめ)→light rain

霧雨(きりさめ) →drizzle

どしゃ降り(どしゃぶり) →downpour ,heavy rain

洪水(こうずい) →flood 

土砂崩れ(どしゃくずれ) →landslide

注意報(ちゅういほう)→advisory/watch 洪水注意報(こうずいちゅういほう)→flood advisory

警報(けいほう) →warning/alert 洪水警報(こうずいけいほう)→ flood warning

ふります is the verb means “fall “for rain.

やみます is the verb means “stop” for rain.

あめがふります。/あめがやみます。