霖 lín
: continued rain; long spell of rain, copious rain
Kun Reading
霖 | ながめ nagame OR 長雨 | ながあめ nagaame
noun
: long spell of rain
On Reading
リン rin
Usage:
春霖 chun1l lin2: spring rains [しゅんりん shunrin: spring rain]
Japanese common word
霖雨 | りんう rinu: long spell of rain
陰霖 | いんりん inrin: long period of rain
梅霖 | ばいりん bairin: rainy season
春霖 chun1 lin2 [しゅんりん shunrin]: spring rains
秋霖 | しゅうりん shuurin: autumn rain; fall rain
秋霖前線 | しゅうりんぜんせん shuurin zensen: autumn rain front; fall rain front
Etymology:
形声 Pictophonetic.
雨 (yu3: rain radical 173) suggests the meaning while
林 (lin2: forest) provides the sound.
形声 Pictophonetic.
雨 (yu3: rain radical 173) suggests the meaning while
林 (lin2: forest) provides the sound.
Examples:
none applicable
Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary