暴雨

Chinese

 
sudden; violent; cruel
sudden; violent; cruel; to show or expose; to injure
rain
trad. (暴雨)
simp. #(暴雨)

Pronunciation


Noun

暴雨

  1. cloudburst; sudden heavy rainstorm; torrential rain

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
Grade: 5 さめ
Grade: 1

Compound of (むら) (mura, gather) + (さめ) (same, rain). Literally rain that falls when clouds gather together.

Alternative forms

Noun

暴雨(むらさめ) • (murasame) 

  1. a sudden rain

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
Grade: 5 さめ
Grade: 1

Compound of (はや) (haya, fast) + (さめ) (same, rain).

Alternative forms

Noun

暴雨(はやさめ) • (hayasame) 

  1. a sudden and strong rain

References

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