一雨

Japanese
Kanji in this term
一 雨
ひと
Grade: 1		 あめ
Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 一 (hito, “one”) +‎ 雨 (ame, “rain”).[1][2]

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) ひと​あめ [hìtóꜜàmè] (Nakadaka – [2])[2]
  • IPA(key): [çi̥to̞a̠me̞]

Noun

一(ひと)雨(あめ) • (hitoame) 

  1. a single rainfall
  2. a single brief rain shower

Idioms
  • 一雨(ひとあめ)ありそう (hitoame arisō, “an unfavorable incident looks likely”, literally “it looks like a shower, it looks like rain”)

References
  1. Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Okinawan

Etymology
Kanji in this term
一 雨
ちゅ
Grade: 1		 あみ
Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Compound of 一 (chu-, “one”) +‎ 雨 (ami, “rain”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [t͡ɕu(ʔ)ami]

Noun

一(ちゅ)雨(あみ) (chuami) 

  1. a single rainfall
  2. a single brief rain shower

References
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