雨模様

Japanese

Kanji in this term
あま
Grade: 1

Grade: 6
よう
Grade: 3
kun’yomi on’yomi
Alternative spelling
雨模樣 (kyūjitai)
Kanji in this term
あめ
Grade: 1

Grade: 6
よう
Grade: 3
kun’yomi on’yomi
Alternative spelling
雨模樣 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From (rain) + 模様 (signs, patterns).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) めもよー [àmémóꜜyòò] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [a̠me̞mo̞jo̞ː]
  • (Tokyo) まもよー [àmámóꜜyòò] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [a̠ma̠mo̞jo̞ː]

Noun

(あめ)()(よう) or (あま)()(よう) • (amemoyō or amamoyō) 

  1. threatening sky, signs of rain, looking like rain
  2. rainy weather

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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