雨
rain
Details
Stroke Order
Cultural Context
Etymology
Pictograph depicting raindrops falling from clouds.
Symbolism
Blessing, purification, melancholy. Deeply connected to rainy season and agriculture in Japan.
Related Culture & Scenes
- — Sound of rain in rainy season
Seasonal
June rainy season is characteristic of Japanese climate. Seasonal rains have names like spring rain, autumn rain.
Words & Expressions
Four-Character Compounds
黒風白雨
こくふうはくう
sudden rain shower in a dust storm; sudden rain shower in a dust storm
晴耕雨読
せいこううどく
working in the field in fine weather and reading at home in rainy weather; living in quiet retirement dividing time between work and intellectual pursuits; working in the field in fine weather and reading at home in rainy weather
砲煙弾雨
ほうえんだんう
the smoke of guns and a rain of bullets or shells; the smoke of guns and a rain of bullets or shells
干天慈雨
かんてんじう
welcome (beneficial) rain in a drought; realization of something eagerly looked for; a welcome relief; welcome (beneficial) rain in a drought
五風十雨
ごふうじゅうう
seasonable rains and winds; halcyon weather; halcyon times of peace; seasonable rains and winds
硝煙弾雨
しょうえんだんう
smoke of powder and hail of bullets; (in) the thick of the raging battle; smoke of powder and hail of bullets
旱天慈雨
かんてんじう
welcome (beneficial) rain in a drought; realization of something eagerly looked for; a welcome relief; welcome (beneficial) rain in a drought
雨奇晴好
うきせいこう
scenery being beautiful in both rainy and sunny weather; scenery being beautiful in both rainy and sunny weather
雲雨巫山
うんうふざん
sexual liaison; sexual liaison
櫛風沐雨
しっぷうもくう
struggling through wind and rain; undergoing hardships; struggling through wind and rain
櫛風浴雨
しっぷうよくう
struggling through wind and rain; undergoing hardships; struggling through wind and rain
晴好雨奇
せいこううき
the scenery being beautiful in both sunny and rainy weather; the scenery being beautiful in both sunny and rainy weather
朝雲暮雨
ちょううんぼう
sexual liaison; morning clouds and evening rain; sexual liaison
巫山雲雨
ふざんうんう
sexual liaison; sexual liaison
翻雲覆雨
ほんうんふくう
fickle friendship; fickle friendship
Proverbs & Idioms
雨降って地固まる
あめふってじかたまる
After rain, the ground hardens
Adversity strengthens relationships
Poetry
村雨の 露もまだひぬ まきの葉に 霧立ちのぼる 秋の夕暮れ
Poem #87 from Hyakunin Isshu