雨: rain | to rain

雨 yǔ

noun | radical 173
: rain

雨 yù

verb | radical 173
: to rain; (of rain, snow etc) to fall; to precipitate; to wet

Kun Reading

雨 | あめ ame

noun
: rain

あま- ama
-さめ same

Usage:

雨水 yu3shui3: Rain Water, 2nd of the 24 solar
[あまみず amamizu: rain water
: “rain water” solar term (approx. Feb 19)]

雨衣 yu3yi1: raincoat

雨天 yu3tian1: rainy day; rainy weather [うてん uten: rainy weather]

雨伞 yu3san3: umbrella
[雨傘 | あまがさ amagasa: umbrella
OR 傘 | かさ kasa: umbrella; parasol]

雨季 yu3ji4: rainy season [うき uki: rainy season]

下雨 xia4yu3: to rain

[雨下 | うか uka: raining; downpour]

暴雨 bao4yu3: torrential rain; rainstorm

雷雨 lei2yu3: thunderstorm [らいう raiu: thunderstorm]

小雨 xiao3yu3: light rain; drizzle
[こさめ kosame OR こあめ koame: light rain; drizzle]

風[风]雨 feng1yu3: wind and rain; the elements; trials and hardships

[雨風 | あまかぜ amakaze: rain and wind; driving rain]

毛毛雨 mao2 mao5 yu3: drizzle; light rain

流星雨 liu2 xing1 yu3: meteor shower [りゅうせいう ryuuseiu]

暴風雨 [暴风雨] bao4 feng1 yu3: rainstorm; storm; tempest
[暴風雨 | ぼうふうう boufuuu OR あらし arashi: storm; rainstorm; storm]

雨 yu4: to rain; (of rain, snow etc) to fall; to precipitate; to wet

雲雨 [云雨] yun2yu4: lit. cloud and rain; fig. sexual intercourse
[雲雨巫山 | うんうふざん unu fuzan: sexual liaison]

Japanese common word | expression | yojijukugo 四字熟語 | idiom | proverb
雨戸 | あまど amado: sliding storm shutter

雨ふり | あめふり amefuri: rainfall; rainy weather

雨男 | あめおとこ ame otoko: man whose presence seems to cause rain
雨女 | あめおんな ame onna: woman whose presence seems to cause rain

花の雨 | はなのあめ hana no ame
: rain falling on cherry blossoms; rain at the time of the blossoming of cherry trees

雨が上がる | あめがあがる ame ga agaru
: to stop raining

雨のやみ間 | あめのやみま ame no yamima
: break in the rain; letup in the rain

雨奇晴好 | うきせいこう uki seikou
OR
晴好雨奇 | せいこううき seikou uki
: (yoji) the scenery being beautiful in both sunny and rainy weather

五月雨式 | さみだれしき samidareshiki
: (yoji) off and on manner; intermittent style; dragging on and on

五風十雨 | ごふうじゅうう gofuu juuu
: (yoji) seasonable rains and winds; halcyon weather; halcyon times of peace

**櫛風沐雨 | しっぷうもくう shippuu mokuu
: (yoji) struggling through wind and rain; undergoing hardships

晴れ後雨 | はれのちあめ hare no chiame
: clear then rain (e.g. weather forecast)

晴耕雨読 |せいこううどく seikou udoku
: (yoji) 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

*雨後の筍 OR 雨後の竹の子 | うごのたけのこ ugo no takenoko
: similar things turning up one after another; lit: bamboo shoots after rain

雨天決行 | うてんけっこう uten kekkou
: rain or shine; no postponement for rain

雨天中止 | うてんちゅうし uten chuushi
: cancelled because of rain; wash out

黒風白雨 | こくふうはくう kokufuu hakuu
: sudden rain shower in a dust storm

***翻雲覆雨 | ほんうんふくう honunfukuu
: (yoji) fickle friendship

雨垂れ石を穿つ | あまだれいしをうがつ amadare ishi o ugatsu
: slow but steady wins the race; constant effort will result in success; constant dripping wears away a stone

雨降って地固まる | あめふってじかたまる ame futte shikatamaru
: adversity strengthens the foundations

ねこ耳を洗うと雨が降る | ねこみみをあらうとあめがふる nekomimi o arau to ame ga furu
: (proverb) if a cat washes its ears, rain is coming

夕焼けは晴れ朝焼けは雨 | ゆうやけははれあさやけはあめ yuuyake wa hare asayake wa ame
: Red sky at night, shepherd’s delight. Red sky in the morning, shepherd’s warning

子供騒げば雨が降る | こどもさわげばあめがふる kodomo sawageba ame ga furu
: (proverb) if the kids make a racket outside, there will be rain

感謝感激雨あられ | かんしゃかんげきあめあられ kansha kangeki amearare
: (joc) I am terribly grateful

雨が降ろうが槍が降ろうが | あめがふろうがやりがふろうが ame ga furuu ga yari ga furuu ga
: come hell or high water (lit: even if rain or spears fall); no matter what happens

Chinese expression | chengyu 成語 | idiom
*雨後春筍 [雨后春笋] yu3 hou4 chun1 sun3
: lit. after rain, the spring bamboo; fig. rapid new growth; many new things emerge in rapid succession

**櫛風沐雨 [栉风沐雨] zhi4 feng1 mu4 yu3
: lit. to comb one’s hair in the wind and wash it in the rain; fig. to work in the open regardless of the weather

淚如雨下 [泪如雨下] lei4 ru2 yu3 xia4
: tears falling like rain

未雨綢繆 [未雨绸缪] wei4 yu3 chou2 mou2
: lit. before it rains, bind around with silk (from Book of Songs 詩經|诗经); fig. to plan ahead; to prepare for a rainy day

日曬雨淋 [日晒雨淋] ri4 shai4 yu3 lin2
: scorched and drenched by sun and rain; suffer from exposure to the elements; weather-beaten

腥風血雨 [腥风血雨] xing1 feng1 xue4 yu3
: lit. foul wind and bloody rain; fig. reign of terror; carnage

遮風避雨 [遮风避雨] zhe1 feng1 bi4 yu3
: to give shelter from the wind and rain; to keep out the elements

風吹雨打 [风吹雨打] feng1 chui1 yu3 da3
: lit. windswept and battered by rain; to undergo hardship

風雨同舟 [风雨同舟] feng1 yu3 tong2 zhou1
: lit. in the same boat under wind and rain; fig. to stick together in hard times

一雨成秋 yi1 yu3 cheng2 qiu1
: a sudden shower towards the end of summer brings an abrupt arrival of autumn

槍林箭雨 [枪林箭雨] qiang1 lin2 jian4 yu3
: forest of spear, rain of arrows

風雨如晦 [风雨如晦] feng1 yu3 ru2 hui4
: lit. wind and rain darken the sky; fig. the situation looks grim

風雨欲來 [风雨欲来] feng1 yu3 yu4 lai2
: lit. storm clouds approach; troubles lie ahead

風雨淒淒 [风雨凄凄] feng1 yu3 qi1 qi1
: wretched wind and rain

風雨漂搖 [风雨漂摇] feng1 yu3 piao1 yao2
OR
風雨飄搖 [风雨飘摇] feng1 yu3 piao1 yao2
: tossed about by the wind and rain; (of a situation) unstable

風雨晦冥 [风雨晦冥] feng1 yu3 hui4 ming2
: conditions of extreme adversity (idiom)

風雨無阻 [风雨无阻] feng1 yu3 wu2 zu3
: regardless of weather conditions; rain, hail or shine. To overcome regardless of the rain and wind

雷大雨小 lei2 da4 yu3 xiao3
OR
雷聲大，雨點小 [雷声大，雨点小] lei2 sheng1 da4 , yu3 dian3 xiao3
: lit. much thunder but little rain; fig. a lot of talk but little action; his bark is worse than his bite

***翻雲覆雨 [翻云覆雨] fan1 yun2 fu4 yu3
: to produce clouds with one turn of the hand and rain with another; fig. to shift one’s ground; tricky and inconstant; to make love

聽風就是雨 [听风就是雨] ting1 feng1 jiu4 shi4 yu3
OR
聽見風就是雨 [听见风就是雨] ting1 jian4 feng1 jiu4 shi4 yu3
: lit. to believe in the rain on hearing the wind; to believe rumors; to be credulous

天要落雨，娘要嫁人 tian1 yao4 luo4 yu3 , niang2 yao4 jia4 ren2
: the rain will fall, the womenfolk will marry; fig. the natural order of things; something you can’t go against

屋漏偏逢連夜雨 [屋漏偏逢连夜雨] wu1 lou4 pian1 feng2 lian2 ye4 yu3
: when it rains, it pours

翻手為雲覆手變雨 [翻手为云覆手变雨] fan1 shou3 wei2 yun2 fu4 shou3 bian4 yu3
: lit. turning his hand palm up he gathers the clouds, turning his hand palm down he turns them to rain; very powerful and capable

要風得風，要雨得雨 [要风得风，要雨得雨] yao4 feng1 de2 feng1 , yao4 yu3 de2 yu3
: to get whatever one wants; to have everything going one’s way