U ame (rain)

ASCII Art Representation:


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Character Etymology:

Drawn as rain (as show by the four dots) falling from a cloud (|-|) under the heavens (the first and topmost horizontal stroke). Some scholars feel that the middle "|" stroke represents the concept of falling.

A listing of all on-yomi and kun-yomi readings:

on-yomi: U
kun-yomi: ame ama- -same

Nanori Readings:

Nanori: (none)

English Definitions:

  1. U, ame: rain, rainfall.
  2. ama-: rain

Unicode Encoded Version:

Unicode Encoded Compound Examples:

雨乞い (amagoi): praying for rain.
雨水 (amamizu, usui): rainwater.
雨季 (uki): the rainy season.
雨傘 (amagasa): umbrella.
雨雲 (amagumo): rain cloud
雨滴 (uteki): raindrop

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