あられふり

Japanese

Adnominal

あられふり • (arare furi) 

1. 霰降り: from the かしまし (kashimashi) sound of falling hail, alludes to 鹿島 (Kashima, a place name); from the きしきし (kishikishi) sound of falling hail, alludes to きしみ (Kishimi, a place name, probably Kyushu dialectal form of 杵島 (Kishima)); from the かしまし (tohotoho → tōtō) sound of falling hail, alludes to 遠江 (Tō-tsu-Ōmi → Tōtōmi)