雨

雨 U+96E8, 雨 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-96E8 ← 雧 [U+96E7] CJK Unified Ideographs 雩 → [U+96E9]

⾬ U+2FAC, ⾬ KANGXI RADICAL RAIN ← ⾫ [U+2FAB] Kangxi Radicals ⾭ → [U+2FAD]

⻗ U+2ED7, ⻗ CJK RADICAL RAIN ← ⻖ [U+2ED6] CJK Radicals Supplement ⻘ → [U+2ED8]

Translingual

Traditional	雨
Simplified	雨
Japanese	雨
Korean	雨

Stroke order

Stroke order

Alternative forms

• In mainland China, Japan, and Korea, the inner dots of the character are written as ⿰⺀⺀, which is the historical form found in the Kangxi dictionary.
• In Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Vietnam, the inner dots of the character are written as 冫 and its mirror image ⿱㇀丶.
• When this character is used as an upper radical component, the form is different depending on the script used.
  • For Ming typeface (明體/明朝体):
    • In mainland China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam, the radical component resembles ⻗ (U+2ED7) with four horizontal lines which is also the historical form used in the Kangxi dictionary.
    • In Taiwan and Hong Kong, the radical component resembles the character itself (with 冫 and its mirror image) but the lower right hook of 冂 is omitted.
  • For regular script (楷書):
    • In mainland China and Japan, the radical component resembles the character itself (with ⿰⺀⺀) but the lower right hook of 冂 is omitted.
    • In Taiwan and Hong Kong, the radical component resembles the character itself (with 冫 and its mirror image) but the lower right hook of 冂 is omitted.

Han character

雨 (Kangxi radical 173, 雨+0, 8 strokes, cangjie input 一中月卜 (MLBY), four-corner 1022₇, composition ⿻帀⿰⺀⺀(GJK) or ⿱一𠕒(HTV))

1. Kangxi radical #173, ⾬.

Derived characters

• Appendix:Chinese radical/雨
• 𠉴, 𫰺, 𢮳, 𣷌, 𮞛, 𣍾, 𣔯, 𫋃, 𨂎, 𫒧, 𩗿, 𬵗, 𨜄, 𪂕
• 𠭍, 𨗒, 𧌙, 𨗒, 䬠, 𩳧, 𩄮, 𧓑, 𡸹, 𦲸, 𣾙, 屚, 𢉀, 𪋉

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 1371, character 18
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 42210
• Dae Jaweon: page 1878, character 1
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 4057, character 1
• Unihan data for U+96E8

Further reading

• 雨 on Wikidata.Wikidata

Chinese

trad.		雨
simp. #		雨
2nd round simp.		⿻丅⿵冂⿰丶丶
alternative forms		㲾 𠕒 𠕘 𠕲

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 雨
Shang	Western Zhou	Warring States			Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)		Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Oracle bone script	Bronze inscriptions	Bronze inscriptions	Chu slip and silk script	Qin slip script	Ancient script	Small seal script	Transcribed ancient scripts

Pictogram (象形) – a cloud with drops of rain falling from it. The horizontal stroke at the top was added later. (Compare Egyptian 𓇲.)

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *k/r/s-wa.

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): yǔ (yu³)

  (Zhuyin): ㄩˇ

  (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): yu³

  (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): йү (yü, II)

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): jyu⁵

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): yi⁴

• Gan (Wiktionary): y³
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): yí

  (Hailu, HRS): rhi^ˊ

  (Meixian, Guangdong): yi³

• Jin (Wiktionary): y²
• Northern Min (KCR): hṳ̄ / ṳ̀
• Eastern Min (BUC): huô / ṳ̄
• Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): hou⁵ / y³
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): hō͘ / hǒ͘ / hǔ / ú / í

  (Teochew, Peng'im): hou⁶ / u²

  (Leizhou, Leizhou Pinyin): heu⁶

• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁶yu / ⁶yi / ⁴yi / ⁴yu / ³yu / ³i / ³iu / ²yu
  • (Jinhua): ³iu
• Xiang

  (Changsha, Wiktionary): y³

  (Loudi, Wiktionary): y³

  (Hengyang, Wiktionary): y³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄩˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yǔ
    • Wade–Giles: yü³
    • Yale: yǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeu
    • Palladius: юй (juj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /y²¹⁴/
  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: yu³
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: y
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /y⁵³/
  • (Dungan)
    • Cyrillic and Wiktionary: йү (yü, II)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /y⁵¹/

    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: jyu⁵
    • Yale: yúh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jy⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: yu⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyː¹³/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: yi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ji²¹/
• Gan
  • (Nanchang)
    • Wiktionary: y³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /y²¹³/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yí
    • Hakka Romanization System: i^ˋ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: yi³
    • Sinological IPA: /i³¹/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yí
    • Hakka Romanization System: (r)i^ˋ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: yi³
    • Sinological IPA: /(j)i³¹/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: yi³
    • Sinological IPA: /i³¹/
  • (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
    • Hakka Romanization System: rhi^ˊ
    • Sinological IPA: /ʒi²⁴/
• Jin
  • (Taiyuan)⁺
    • Wiktionary: y²
    • Sinological IPA (old-style): /y⁵³/
• Northern Min
  • (Jian'ou)
    • Kienning Colloquial Romanized: hṳ̄ / ṳ̀
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xy⁵⁵/, /y⁴²/

Note:

• hṳ̄ - vernacular;
• ṳ̀ - literary.

• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: huô / ṳ̄
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /huɔ²⁴²/, /y³³/

Note:

• huô - vernacular;
• ṳ̄ - literary.

• Puxian Min
  • (Putian, Xianyou)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: hou⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔu²¹/
  • (Putian)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: y³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /y⁴⁵³/
  • (Xianyou)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: y³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /y³³²/

Note:

• hou5 - vernacular;
• y3 - literary.

• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Changtai, Zhangpu, Yongchun, Taipei, Kaohsiung, Tainan, Taichung, Yilan, Hsinchu, Sanxia, Kinmen, Magong, Penang, Singapore, Klang)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hō͘
    • Tâi-lô: hōo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ho
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Yongchun, Kinmen, Singapore): /hɔ²²/
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung, Tainan, Yilan): /hɔ³³/
    • IPA (Klang): /hɔ³¹/
    • IPA (Penang): /hɔ²¹/
    • IPA (Changtai): /heu²²/
    • IPA (Zhangpu): /hɔu³³/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Nan'an, Hui'an, Lukang, Philippines)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hǒ͘
    • Tâi-lô: hǒo
    • IPA (Quanzhou, Nan'an, Hui'an): /hɔ²²/
    • IPA (Jinjiang, Lukang, Philippines): /hɔ³³/
  • (Hokkien: Longyan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hǔ
    • Tâi-lô: hǔ
    • IPA (Longyan): /hu⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Nan'an, Hui'an, Yongchun, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ú
    • Tâi-lô: ú
    • Phofsit Daibuun: uo
    • IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Nan'an): /u⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Hui'an): /u⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /u⁴¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Yongchun, Taipei): /u⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Changtai, Zhangpu, Longyan, variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: í
    • Tâi-lô: í
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ie
    • IPA (Longyan): /i²¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /i⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou, Changtai, Zhangpu, Taipei): /i⁵³/

Note:

• hō͘/hǒ͘/hǔ - vernacular;
• ú/í - literary.

• (Teochew)
  • Peng'im: hou⁶ / u²
  • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: hŏu / ú
  • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hou³⁵/, /u⁵²/

Note:

• hou6 - vernacular;
• u2 - literary.

• (Leizhou)
  • Leizhou Pinyin: heu⁶
  • Sinological IPA: /hɛu³³/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai, Jiading, Suzhou, Ningbo)
    • Wugniu: ⁶yu
    • MiniDict: yu^去
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³hhy
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦy²³/
    • Sinological IPA (Jiading): /ɦy¹³/
    • Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /ɦy²³¹/
    • Sinological IPA (Ningbo): /ɦy¹¹³/
  • (Northern: Jiading)
    • Wugniu: ⁶yi
    • MiniDict: yi^去
    • Sinological IPA (Jiading): /ɦi¹³/
  • (Northern: Chongming, Haining)
    • Wugniu: ⁴yi
    • MiniDict: yi^上
    • Sinological IPA (Chongming): /ɦi²⁴²/
    • Sinological IPA (Haining): /ɦi⁴²/
  • (Northern: Songjiang, Chongming, Chuansha, Yixing, Xiaoshan, Shaoxing, Zhoushan)
    • Wugniu: ⁴yu
    • MiniDict: yu^上
    • Sinological IPA (Songjiang): /ɦy²²/
    • Sinological IPA (Chongming): /ɦy²⁴²/
    • Sinological IPA (Chuansha): /ɦy²¹³/
    • Sinological IPA (Yixing): /ɦy³³/
    • Sinological IPA (Xiaoshan): /ɦy²¹³/
    • Sinological IPA (Shaoxing): /ɦy¹¹³/
    • Sinological IPA (Zhoushan): /ɦy²⁴/
  • (Northern: Changzhou)
    • Wugniu: ³yu
    • MiniDict: yu^上
    • Sinological IPA (Changzhou): /ɦy⁴⁵/
  • (Northern: Tongxiang, Deqing)
    • Wugniu: ³i
    • Sinological IPA (Tongxiang): /i⁵³/
    • Sinological IPA (Deqing): /i⁵³/
  • (Northern: Jiaxing, Haiyan, Hangzhou)
    • Wugniu: ³iu
    • MiniDict: iu^上
    • Sinological IPA (Jiaxing): /y⁴³³/
    • Sinological IPA (Haiyan): /y³⁴³/
    • Sinological IPA (Hangzhou): /y⁵³/
  • (Northern: Cixi)
    • Wugniu: ²yu
    • Sinological IPA (Cixi): /ɦy¹⁴/
  • (Jinhua)
    • Wugniu: ³iu
    • Sinological IPA (Jinhua): /y⁵³⁵/

Note: yi (Chongming, Jiading) - vernacular pronunciation.

• Xiang
  • (Changsha)
    • Wiktionary: y³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /y⁴¹/
  • (Loudi)
    • Wiktionary: y³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /y⁴²/
  • (Hengyang)
    • Wiktionary: y³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /y³³/

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• Middle Chinese: hjuX

Rime
Character	雨
Reading #	1/2
Initial (聲)	云 (35)
Final (韻)	虞 (24)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	王矩切
Baxter	hjuX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɦɨoX/
Pan Wuyun	/ɦioX/
Shao Rongfen	/ɣioX/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ɦuə̆X/
Li Rong	/ɣioX/
Wang Li	/ɣĭuX/
Bernhard Karlgren	/i̯uX/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yǔ
Expected Cantonese Reflex	jyu5

• Old Chinese

  (Baxter–Sagart): /*C.ɢʷ(r)aʔ/

  (Zhengzhang): /*ɢʷaʔ/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	雨
Reading #	1/2
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	yǔ
Middle Chinese	‹ hjuX ›
Old Chinese	/*C.ɢʷ(r)aʔ/
English	rain
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	雨
Reading #	1/2
No.	15952
Phonetic component	雨
Rime group	魚
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	羽
Old Chinese	/*ɢʷaʔ/

大雨 (dàyǔ, “heavy rain”)

Definitions

雨

1. rain (Classifier: 陣／阵; 場／场)
2. ^† (figurative) friend
3. ^† (figurative) teaching; instruction

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 雨 (“rain”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		雨
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		雨
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	雨
	Taiwan	雨
	Harbin	雨
	Malaysia	雨
	Singapore	雨
Jilu Mandarin	Xianxian (Xiaoying)	雨
	Jinan	雨
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	雨
Central Plains Mandarin	Wanrong	雨
	Xi'an	雨
	Dingbian	雨
	Xining	雨
	Xuzhou	雨
	Qimen (Anling; Junhua)	雨
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	雨
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	雨
	Ürümqi	雨
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	雨
	Muli	雨
	Wuhan	雨, 花言巧
	Guiyang	雨
	Guilin	雨
	Pingle	雨
	Liuzhou	雨
	Luzhai	雨
	Binyang (Nanjie)	雨
	Hechi (Yizhou)	雨
	Luocheng (Dongmen)	雨
	Tianlin (Langping)	雨
	Xiangtan (Jiangnan Industries Group koine)	雨
	Dagudi (Maliba)	雨
	Reshuitang (Longling)	雨
	Mae Salong (Lancang)	雨
	Mae Sai (Tengchong)	雨
	Oudomxay	雨
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	雨
	Yangzhou	雨
	Zongyang	雨
	Hefei	雨
	Jinhua (Shuiduiji)	雨
Cantonese	Guangzhou	雨
	Hong Kong	雨
	Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)	雨
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	雨
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	水
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	水
	Macau	雨
	Macau (Tanka)	雨
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	雨
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	雨
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	水
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	雨
	Foshan	雨
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	雨
	Foshan (Shunde)	雨
	Foshan (Sanshui)	雨
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	雨
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	雨
	Zhongshan (Chongkoumen, Nanlang; Tanka)	雨
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	雨
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	雨
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	水
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	水
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	水
	Taishan	水
	Taishan (Guanghai)	雨
	Kaiping (Chikan)	水
	Enping (Niujiang)	水
	Heshan (Yayao)	雨
	Maoming (Beixipo, Dianbai; Malan)	落水
	Dongguan	雨
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	雨
	Shenzhen (Dapeng)	水
	Yangjiang	水
	Nanning	雨
	Wuzhou	雨
	Wuzhou (Longxu)	雨
	Yulin	雨
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	雨
	Hepu (Shatian)	雨
	Guiping (Jintian)	水
	Guiping (Jiangkou)	雨
	Pingnan (Danzhu)	水
	Beiliu	雨
	Baise	雨
	Qinzhou	雨
	Qinzhou (Changtan)	雨
	Qinzhou (Xiniujiao)	雨
	Beihai	水
	Beihai (Nankang)	水
	Beihai (Yingpan)	雨
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	雨
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	雨
	Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	雨
	Chongzuo (Laituan)	雨
	Fusui (Qujiu)	雨
	Lingchuan (Yangjia)	雨
	Danzhou	水
	Sanya (Yanglan; Maihua)	雨
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	雨
	Sarikei (Xinhui)	水
	Singapore (Guangfu)	雨
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	雨
	Móng Cái	雨
Bangkok (Guangfu)	雨
Gan	Nanchang	雨
	Pengze	雨
	Yanshan	雨
	Lichuan	雨
	Pingxiang	雨
Hakka	Meixian	雨
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	雨, 水
	Huizhou (Shuikou; Bendihua)	水
	Huizhou (Hengli; Bendihua)	雨
	Huidong (Pingshan; Bendihua)	水
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	水
	Longmen (Pingling; Bendihua)	雨
	Longmen (Luxi; Bendihua)	雨
	Boluo (Bendihua)	水
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	水
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	水
	Heyuan (Bendihua)	雨
	Zijin (Guzhu; Bendihua)	雨
	Longchuan (Tuocheng; Bendihua)	雨
	Longchuan (Sidu; Bendihua)	水
	Heping (Linzhai; Bendihua)	雨
	Lianping (Zhongxin; Bendihua)	雨
	Lianping (Longjie; Bendihua)	雨, 水
	Xinfeng (Matou; Bendihua)	水
	Xinfeng (Daxi; Bendihua)	雨
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	水
	Yudu	雨
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	雨, 水
	Hsinchu County (Guanxi; N. Sixian)	水
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	雨
	Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian)	雨
	Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian)	雨
	Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian)	雨
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	水
	Hsinchu County (Dongping, Guanxi; Hailu)	水
	Hsinchu County (Liuquwo, Guanxi; Hailu)	水
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	雨
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	雨
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	雨
	Hong Kong	水
	Fumian (Xisha, Xinqiao)	水
	Luchuan (Sihe, Hengshan)	水
	Luchuan (Wushi)	水
	Bobai (Shahe)	水
	Bobai (Longtan)	水, 雨
	Bobai (Lingping)	水
	Bobai (Cuntou, Xintian)	水
	Beiliu (Gonghe, Xilang)	雨
	Beiliu (Mumian, Xilang)	水
	Xingye (Gaofeng)	水
	Rongxian (Xiandi)	水
	Guilin (Xiaojiang, Lingui)	雨
	Lipu (Shuangduitun)	水
	Pingle (Tong'an)	水
	Yangshuo (Jinbao)	雨
	Guidong	雨
	Chengdu (Xindu Subdistrict)	水
	Senai (Huiyang)	水
	Bangkok (Jiexi)	水
Huizhou	Jixi	雨
	Shexian (Xianggao)	雨
	Shexian (Daguyun)	雨
	Qimen (Anling; Minhua)	雨
Jin	Taiyuan	雨
	Xinzhou	雨
Jiuxing Yumin	Lanxi	雨
Northern Min	Jian'ou	雨
	Pucheng (Shibei)	雨
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	雨
	Fuqing	雨
	Shouning	雨
	Longyou (Lingshan)	雨
Southern Min	Xiamen	雨, 雨陣
	Quanzhou	雨, 雨陣
	Jinjiang	雨
	Zhangzhou	雨, 雨陣
	Penang (Hokkien)	雨
	Singapore (Hokkien)	雨
	Manila (Hokkien)	雨
	Pingnan (Pingtian)	雨
	Pingnan (Sijie)	雨
	Guiping (Xiaowen)	雨
	Guiping (Dongsheng)	雨
	Guilin (Biyange)	雨
	Pingle (Zhoutang)	雨
	Lechang (Tatou)	雨
	Yingde (Yuzui)	雨
	Yunan (Liantan)	雨
	Chaozhou	雨
	Shantou	雨
	Jieyang	雨
	Bangkok (Teochew)	雨
	Chiang Mai (Teochew)	雨
	Hat Yai (Teochew)	雨
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	雨
	Singapore (Teochew)	雨
	Pontianak (Teochew)	雨
	Wenchang	雨
	Haikou	雨
	Wanning	雨
Puxian Min	Putian	雨
	Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang)	雨
	Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang)	雨
	Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu)	雨
	Xianyou	雨
	Xianyou (Fengting)	雨
	Xianyou (Youyang)	雨
Central Min	Nanping (Wangtai, Yanping)	雨
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	雨
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	雨
	Binyang	雨
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Dabu)	雨
	Guilin (Qianjing)	雨
	Guilin (Wutong, Lingui)	雨
	Guilin (Liangjiang, Lingui)	雨
	Guilin (Liutang, Lingui)	雨
	Lingchuan (Sanjie)	雨
Shehua	Jiande	水
Wu	Shanghai	雨
	Shanghai (Songjiang)	雨
	Shanghai (Zhoupu, Pudong)	雨
	Shanghai (Shuangcaodun, Baoshan)	雨
	Shanghai (Luodian, Baoshan)	雨
	Shanghai (Chongming)	雨
	Suzhou	雨
	Suzhou (Shengpu, Wuzhong)	雨
	Suzhou (Wujiang)	雨
	Suzhou (Lili, Wujiang)	雨
	Wuxi	雨
	Changshu	雨
	Kunshan	雨
	Jiaxing	雨
	Changzhou	雨
	Changzhou (Jintan)	雨
	Yixing	雨
	Danyang	雨
	Danyang (Tongjiaqiao)	雨
	Jingjiang	雨
	Jiangyin	雨
	Huzhou	雨
	Huzhou (Shuanglin)	雨
	Anji	雨
	Anji (Xiaofeng)	雨
	Hangzhou	雨
	Hangzhou (Yuhang)	雨
	Hangzhou (Fuyang)	雨
	Shaoxing	雨
	Zhuji (Wangjiajing)	雨
	Shengzhou (Chongren)	雨
	Shengzhou (Taiping)	雨
	Ningbo	雨
	Taizhou (Huangyan)	雨
	Wenzhou	雨
	Yongjia	雨
	Lishui	雨
	Quzhou	雨
	Longyou	雨
	Jinhua	雨
Xiang	Changsha	雨
	Xiangtan	雨
	Xiangtan County (Cha'ensi)	雨
	Xiangxiang	雨
	Xiangxiang (Meiqiao)	雨
	Loudi	雨
	Shuangfeng	雨
	Hengyang	雨
	Hengshan	雨
	Hengshan (Baiguo)	雨
	Qinglong (Changliu Laba Miao)	雨

Compounds

• 一雨成秋
• 三年不雨
• 下雨 (xiàyǔ)
• 中雨 (zhōngyǔ)
• 久旱不雨 (jiǔhànbùyǔ)
• 五風十雨／五风十雨 (wǔfēngshíyǔ)
• 今雨
• 催花雨
• 冒雨 (màoyǔ)
• 冒雨剪韭
• 凍雨／冻雨 (dòngyǔ)
• 凝雨
• 別風淮雨／别风淮雨 (biéfēnghuáiyǔ)
• 化雨 (huàyǔ)
• 化雨春風／化雨春风 (huàyǔchūnfēng)
• 十風五雨／十风五雨
• 及時雨／及时雨 (jíshíyǔ)
• 友風子雨／友风子雨
• 叢雨／丛雨
• 呼風喚雨／呼风唤雨 (hūfēnghuànyǔ)
• 哭雨風／哭雨风
• 喜雨 (xǐyǔ)
• 喚雨／唤雨
• 土雨
• 土雨紛紛／土雨纷纷
• 地形雨
• 夏雨雨人 (xiàyǔyùrén)
• 多雨 (duōyǔ)
• 夜雨對床／夜雨对床
• 大雨 (dàyǔ)
• 大雷雨
• 天雨花
• 宿雨
• 密雨
• 密雲不雨／密云不雨
• 對床風雨／对床风雨
• 對流雨／对流雨
• 尤雲殢雨／尤云𣨼雨
• 局部雨
• 山雨欲來／山雨欲来
• 巫山雲雨／巫山云雨 (wūshān yúnyǔ)
• 彈雨／弹雨
• 御史雨
• 得沾化雨
• 徵風召雨／征风召雨
• 懸麻雨／悬麻雨
• 招風惹雨／招风惹雨
• 掛龍雨／挂龙雨
• 揮汗如雨／挥汗如雨
• 揮汗成雨／挥汗成雨
• 握雨攜雲／握雨携云
• 握雲攜雨／握云携雨
• 撥雨撩雲／拨雨撩云
• 撩雲撥雨／撩云拨雨
• 撥雲撩雨／拨云撩雨
• 擋雨／挡雨 (dǎngyǔ)
• 攜雲挈雨／携云挈雨
• 攜雲握雨／携云握雨
• 斜腳雨／斜脚雨
• 新雨
• 斷雨殘雲／断雨残云
• 旱苗得雨
• 星離雨散／星离雨散
• 春雨 (chūnyǔ)
• 春風化雨／春风化雨 (chūnfēnghuàyǔ)
• 春風夏雨／春风夏雨
• 春風雨露／春风雨露
• 時雨／时雨 (shíyǔ)
• 時雨春風／时雨春风
• 暑雨
• 晴雨計／晴雨计
• 暴雨 (bàoyǔ)
• 暮雨朝雲／暮雨朝云
• 暴風疾雨／暴风疾雨
• 暴風雨／暴风雨 (bàofēngyǔ)
• 暴風驟雨／暴风骤雨 (bàofēngzhòuyǔ)
• 朝雲暮雨／朝云暮雨
• 未雨綢繆／未雨绸缪 (wèiyǔchóumóu)
• 未風先雨／未风先雨
• 村雨
• 杏雨梨雲／杏雨梨云
• 梨花帶雨／梨花带雨 (líhuādàiyǔ)
• 梅雨 (méiyǔ)
• 榆莢雨／榆荚雨
• 槍林彈雨／枪林弹雨 (qiānglíndànyǔ)
• 櫛風沐雨／栉风沐雨 (zhìfēngmùyǔ)
• 歐風美雨／欧风美雨 (ōufēngměiyǔ)
• 殢雨尤雲／𣨼雨尤云
• 殢雲尤雨／𣨼云尤雨
• 毛毛雨
• 毛雨
• 求雨 (qiúyǔ)
• 汗下如雨
• 汗出如雨
• 汗如雨下
• 汗流如雨
• 沐雨櫛風／沐雨栉风
• 沛雨甘霖
• 泣下如雨
• 泣如雨下
• 沫雨
• 法雨
• 流星雨 (liúxīngyǔ)
• 淚下如雨／泪下如雨 (lèi xià rú yǔ)
• 淚如雨下／泪如雨下 (lèirúyǔxià)
• 液雨
• 淋雨
• 淫雨 (yínyǔ)
• 淒風苦雨／凄风苦雨
• 渴雨
• 滿城風雨／满城风雨 (mǎnchéngfēngyǔ)
• 漏雨
• 潲雨 (shàoyǔ) (dialectal)
• 潑雨／泼雨 (Hakka, Min Nan)
• 濛鬆雨／蒙松雨
• 瀛洲玉雨
• 瀟湘雨／潇湘雨
• 無雨帶／无雨带
• 煙蓑雨笠／烟蓑雨笠
• 煙雨／烟雨 (yānyǔ)
• 煙雨樓／烟雨楼
• 狂風驟雨／狂风骤雨 (kuángfēngzhòuyǔ)
• 甘雨 (gānyǔ)
• 甘雨隨車／甘雨随车
• 甘露法雨
• 甚雨
• 留客雨
• 疾風甚雨／疾风甚雨
• 疾風驟雨／疾风骤雨
• 白腰雨燕
• 白雨 (báiyǔ)
• 矇松雨／蒙松雨
• 矢下如雨
• 矢石如雨 (shǐshí rúyǔ)
• 硝煙彈雨／硝烟弹雨
• 礎潤而雨／础润而雨
• 祁寒暑雨
• 祈晴禱雨／祈晴祷雨
• 祈雨 (qíyǔ)
• 祈風禱雨／祈风祷雨
• 禱雨／祷雨
• 秋雨 (qiūyǔ)
• 穀雨／谷雨 (Gǔyǔ)
• 積雨／积雨
• 積雨雲／积雨云 (jīyǔyún)
• 穴處知雨／穴处知雨
• 空中造雨
• 箕風畢雨／箕风毕雨
• 糶風賣雨／粜风卖雨
• 紅雨／红雨 (hóngyǔ)
• 細雨／细雨 (xìyǔ)
• 絲雨／丝雨
• 群雨
• 翻雲覆雨／翻云覆雨 (fānyúnfùyǔ)
• 腥風血雨／腥风血雨 (xīngfēngxuèyǔ)
• 膏雨
• 興雲作雨／兴云作雨
• 興雲布雨／兴云布雨
• 興雲致雨／兴云致雨
• 舊雨／旧雨 (jiùyǔ)
• 舊雨新知／旧雨新知 (jiùyǔxīnzhī)
• 苦雨
• 苦雨淒風／苦雨凄风
• 著雨
• 落雨 (luòyǔ)
• 血雨
• 血雨腥風／血雨腥风 (xuèyǔxīngfēng)
• 行雨朝雲／行雨朝云
• 西北雨 (xīběiyǔ)
• 覆雨翻雲／覆雨翻云
• 見風是雨／见风是雨
• 說雨談雲／说雨谈云
• 請雨／请雨
• 謀臣如雨／谋臣如雨
• 豪雨 (háoyǔ)
• 豪雨特報／豪雨特报
• 赤道雨林
• 蹅雨
• 透雨 (tòuyǔ)
• 過雲雨／过云雨 (guòyúnyǔ)
• 遮雨
• 避雨 (bìyǔ)
• 酸雨 (suānyǔ)
• 量雨表
• 鋤頭雨／锄头雨
• 防雨布 (fángyǔbù)
• 降雨 (jiàngyǔ)
• 陣雨／阵雨 (zhènyǔ)
• 陵雨
• 陰雨／阴雨 (yīnyǔ)
• 陽臺雲雨／阳台云雨
• 隨車雨／随车雨
• 雨久花
• 雨來散／雨来散
• 雨傘／雨伞 (yǔsǎn)
• 雨傘節／雨伞节 (yǔsǎnjié)
• 雨具 (yǔjù)
• 雨刷 (yǔshuā)
• 雨前茶 (yǔqiánchá)
• 雨勢／雨势
• 雨天 (yǔtiān)
• 雨字頭兒／雨字头儿
• 雨季 (yǔjì)
• 雨層雲／雨层云 (yǔcéngyún)
• 雨工
• 雨布 (yǔbù)
• 雨師／雨师
• 雨帽
• 雨影 (yǔyǐng)
• 雨後春筍／雨后春笋 (yǔhòuchūnsǔn)
• 雨打梨花
• 雨打雞／雨打鸡
• 雨打風吹／雨打风吹
• 雨散雲收／雨散云收
• 雨施
• 雨日
• 雨暘時若／雨旸时若
• 雨村曲話／雨村曲话
• 雨林 (yǔlín)
• 雨棚 (yǔpéng)
• 雨水 (yǔshuǐ)
• 雨沐風餐／雨沐风餐
• 雨澤／雨泽
• 雨災／雨灾 (yǔzāi)
• 雨無正／雨无正
• 雨燕 (yǔyàn)
• 雨珠兒／雨珠儿
• 雨約雲期／雨约云期
• 雨絲／雨丝 (yǔsī)
• 雨纓／雨缨
• 雨聲／雨声
• 雨腳／雨脚 (yǔjiǎo)
• 雨花石
• 雨花臺／雨花台 (Yǔhuātái)
• 雨蓋／雨盖
• 雨虎
• 雨蛙
• 雨衣 (yǔyī)
• 雨衫 (hō͘-saⁿ) (Min Nan)
• 雨過天晴／雨过天晴
• 雨過天青／雨过天青
• 雨遮 (yǔzhē)
• 雨量 (yǔliàng)
• 雨量器
• 雨集 (yǔjí)
• 雨零星散
• 雨露 (yǔlù)
• 雨露之恩
• 雨靴 (yǔxuē)
• 雨鞋 (yǔxié)
• 雨順風調／雨顺风调
• 雨鬚／雨须 (hǒ͘-chhiu / hō͘-chhiu) (Min Nan)
• 雨魄雲魂／雨魄云魂
• 雨點／雨点 (yǔdiǎn)
• 雲屯雨集／云屯雨集 (yúntún yǔjí)
• 雲情雨意／云情雨意
• 雲收雨散／云收雨散
• 雲消雨散／云消雨散
• 雲翻雨覆／云翻雨覆
• 雲行雨施／云行雨施
• 雲雨／云雨 (yúnyǔ)
• 雲雨之歡／云雨之欢
• 雲雨巫山／云雨巫山
• 雲雨高唐／云雨高唐
• 雷大雨小
• 雷陣雨／雷阵雨 (léizhènyǔ)
• 零雨
• 雷雨 (léiyǔ)
• 雷雨交加
• 雷雨胞
• 霉雨 (méiyǔ)
• 霖雨 (línyǔ)
• 霖雨蒼生／霖雨苍生
• 霜舂雨薪
• 霪雨 (yínyǔ)
• 靈雨／灵雨
• 風伯雨師／风伯雨师
• 風吹雨打／风吹雨打 (fēngchuīyǔdǎ)
• 風急雨驟／风急雨骤 (fēngjíyǔzhòu)
• 風櫛雨沐／风栉雨沐
• 風流雨散／风流雨散
• 風調雨潤／风调雨润
• 風調雨順／风调雨顺 (fēngtiáoyǔshùn)
• 風雨／风雨 (fēngyǔ)
• 風雨不改／风雨不改
• 風雨不透／风雨不透
• 風雨交加／风雨交加 (fēngyǔjiāojiā)
• 風雨同舟／风雨同舟 (fēngyǔtóngzhōu)
• 風雨如晦／风雨如晦 (fēngyǔrúhuì)
• 風雨如磐／风雨如磐
• 風雨對床／风雨对床
• 風雨時若／风雨时若
• 風雨晦冥／风雨晦冥
• 風雨淒淒／风雨凄凄
• 風雨無阻／风雨无阻
• 風雨燈／风雨灯 (fēngyǔdēng)
• 風雨蕭條／风雨萧条
• 風雨飄搖／风雨飘摇 (fēngyǔpiāoyáo)
• 風風雨雨／风风雨雨 (fēngfēngyǔyǔ)
• 風餐雨宿／风餐雨宿
• 風馳雨驟／风驰雨骤
• 風鬟雨鬢／风鬟雨鬓
• 飄風急雨／飘风急雨
• 飄風驟雨／飘风骤雨
• 飛雨／飞雨
• 餐風宿雨／餐风宿雨
• 餐風沐雨／餐风沐雨
• 驟雨／骤雨 (zhòuyǔ)
• 驟雨狂風／骤雨狂风
• 黃梅雨／黄梅雨

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (雨):

• → Japanese: 雨(う) (u)
• → Korean: 우(雨) (u)
• → Vietnamese: vũ (雨)

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yù (yu⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄩˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jyu⁶
• Eastern Min (BUC): ê̤ṳ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yù
    • Zhuyin: ㄩˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yù
    • Wade–Giles: yü⁴
    • Yale: yù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuh
    • Palladius: юй (juj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /y⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: jyu⁶
    • Yale: yuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jy⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: yu⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyː²²/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: ê̤ṳ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /øy²⁴²/

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• Middle Chinese: hjuH

Rime
Character	雨
Reading #	2/2
Initial (聲)	云 (35)
Final (韻)	虞 (24)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	王遇切
Baxter	hjuH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɦɨoH/
Pan Wuyun	/ɦioH/
Shao Rongfen	/ɣioH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ɦuə̆H/
Li Rong	/ɣioH/
Wang Li	/ɣĭuH/
Bernhard Karlgren	/i̯uH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yù
Expected Cantonese Reflex	jyu6

• Old Chinese

  (Baxter–Sagart): /*[ɢ]ʷ(r)aʔ-s/

  (Zhengzhang): /*ɢʷas/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	雨
Reading #	2/2
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	yù
Middle Chinese	‹ hjuH ›
Old Chinese	/*[ɢ]ʷ(r)aʔ-s/
English	rain (v.t.)
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	雨
Reading #	2/2
No.	15953
Phonetic component	雨
Rime group	魚
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	芋
Old Chinese	/*ɢʷas/

Definitions

雨

1. (literary) to rain

   • 雨我公田，遂及我私。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad. and simp.]

     From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11^th – 7^th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

     Yù wǒ gōng tián, suì jí wǒ sī. [Pinyin]

     May it rain first on our public fields, and then come to our private!

2. (literary, of rain, snow, tears, etc.) to fall (like rain)
3. (literary) to moisten

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 下雨 (“to rain”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		雨, 天雨
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		下雨, 降雨
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	下雨
	Taiwan	下雨
	Langfang	下雨
	Ulanhot	下雨
	Tongliao	下雨
	Chifeng	下雨
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	下雨
	Harbin	下雨
	Wuchang (Yingchengzi)	下雨
	Shenyang	下雨
	Malaysia	下雨
	Singapore	下雨
	Olginsky (Mikhaylovka)	下雨
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	下雨
	Tangshan	下雨, 落雨
	Cangzhou	下雨
	Xianxian (Xiaoying)	下雨
	Baoding	下雨
	Shijiazhuang	下雨, 掉開點兒
	Jinan	下雨
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	下雨
	Qingdao	下雨
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	下雨
	Daming	下雨
	Wanrong	下雨
	Zhengzhou	下雨
	Kaifeng	下雨
	Xi'an	下雨
	Dingbian	下雨
	Xining	下雨
	Xuzhou	下雨
	Qimen (Anling; Junhua)	落雨
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	下雨
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	下雨
	Bayanhot	下雨
	Lanzhou	下雨
	Ürümqi	下雨
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	下雨, 落雨
	Chengdu (Xindu)	下雨
	Chongqing	落雨
	Wuhan	下雨, 落雨
	Guiyang	下雨, 落雨 dated
	Kunming	下雨
	Guilin	下雨
	Guilin (Lingui)	落雨
	Liuzhou	下雨, 落雨
	Liuzhou (Luorong)	落雨
	Sanjiang (Danzhou)	落雨
	Nanning (Wuming)	下雨
	Hechi (Yizhou)	落雨, 下雨
	Luocheng (Dongmen)	落雨, 下雨
	Tianlin (Langping)	落雨, 下雨
	Xiangzhou (Nalu)	落雨
	Yongzhou	落雨
	Xiangtan (Jiangnan Industries Group koine)	落雨
	Dagudi (Maliba)	下雨
	Reshuitang (Longling)	下雨
	Mae Salong (Lancang)	下雨
	Mae Sai (Tengchong)	下雨
	Oudomxay	下雨
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	下雨
	Yangzhou	下雨
	Xinghua	下雨, 落雨
	Nantong	落雨
	Hefei	下雨
	Huanggang	落雨
	Hong'an	下雨, 落雨
Mandarin	Jiangshan (Nianbadu)	下雨
	Kaihua (Huabu)	下雨
	Yushan (Huaiyu)	下雨
Cantonese	Guangzhou	落雨
	Hong Kong	落雨
	Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)	落雨
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	落雨
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	落水
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	落水
	Macau	落雨
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	落雨
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	落雨
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	落水
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	落雨
	Foshan	落雨
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	落雨
	Foshan (Shunde)	落雨
	Foshan (Sanshui)	落雨
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	落雨
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	落雨
	Zhongshan (Chongkoumen, Nanlang; Tanka)	落雨
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	落雨
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	落雨
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	落水
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	落水
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	落水
	Taishan	落水
	Taishan (Guanghai)	落水
	Kaiping (Chikan)	落水
	Enping (Niujiang)	落水
	Heshan (Yayao)	落水
	Maoming (Beixipo, Dianbai; Malan)	落水
	Maoming (Bengtangque, Dianbai; Malan)	落水
	Maoming (Binglanghua, Dianbai; Malan)	落水
	Dongguan	落雨
	Shenzhen (Luohu)	落雨
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	落雨
	Shenzhen (Dapeng)	落水
	Qingyuan	落水
	Fogang	落水
	Yingde (Hanguang)	落水
	Yangshan	落雨
	Lianshan (Butian)	落水
	Lianzhou (Qingshui; Sihui)	落雨
	Shaoguan	落水
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	落雨, 落水
	Renhua	落水
	Lechang	落雨
	Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)	落雨
	Sihui	落雨
	Guangning	落雨
	Deqing	落雨
	Huaiji	落雨
	Fengkai (Nanfeng)	落雨
	Yunfu	落雨
	Xinxing	落水
	Luoding	落水
	Yunan (Pingtai)	落雨
	Yangjiang	落水
	Xinyi	落水
	Maoming (Xinpo)	落水
	Lianjiang	落水
	Wuchuan (Wuyang)	落水
	Nanning	落雨
	Wuzhou	落雨
	Yulin	落水
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	落雨
Hepu (Shatian)	落雨
Guiping	落水
Guiping (Jiangkou)	落水, 落雨
Guiping (Madong)	落水, 悶水
Mengshan (Xihe)	落水
Guigang (Nanjiang)	落雨
Beiliu	落水
Beiliu (Tangliao)	落水
Baise	落雨
Bobai	落水
Lingshan	落雨
Pubei	落雨
Qinzhou	落雨
Qinzhou (Changtan)	雨落, 落雨
Qinzhou (Xiniujiao)	落雨
Beihai	落雨, 落水
Beihai (Nankang)	落水
Beihai (Yingpan)	落雨
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	落雨, 落水
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	落雨
Ningming	落雨
Hengzhou	落雨
Hezhou (Pumen, Babu)	落水
Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	落雨, 落水
Dongxing	落水
Chongzuo (Laituan)	落雨
Fusui (Qujiu)	落雨
Lingchuan (Yangjia)	落雨
Pingle (Majia)	落雨
Pingle (Shuishan)	落雨
Danzhou	落水
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	落雨, 落水
Ipoh (Guangfu)	落水
Sarikei (Xinhui)	落水
Singapore (Guangfu)	落雨, 落水
Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	落雨
Móng Cái	落雨, 落水
Yangon (Taishan)	落水
Mandalay (Taishan)	落水
Gan	Nanchang	落雨
	Pengze	落雨
	Poyang	落雨
	Yugan	落雨
	Wannian	落雨
	Yiyang, Jiangxi	落雨
	Hengfeng	落雨
	Yanshan	落雨
	Lichuan	落雨
	Pingxiang	落雨
	Guixi	落雨
Hakka	Meixian	落雨, 落水
	Xingning	落水
	Fengshun (Tangkeng)	落水
	Fengshun (Huangjin)	落水
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	落水
	Huizhou (Shuikou; Bendihua)	落水
	Huizhou (Hengli; Bendihua)	落水
	Huiyang	落水
	Huidong (Pingshan; Bendihua)	落水
	Huidong (Daling)	落水
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	落水
	Longmen (Pingling; Bendihua)	落水
	Longmen (Luxi; Bendihua)	落水
	Boluo (Bendihua)	落水
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	落水
	Shenzhen (Luohu)	落雨
	Zengcheng (Zhengguo)	落水
	Zhongshan (Wuguishan)	落水
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	落水
	Wuhua (Shuizhai)	落水
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	落水
	Wuhua (Changbu)	落水
	Wuhua (Mianyang)	落水
	Heyuan (Bendihua)	落水
	Zijin (Guzhu; Bendihua)	落水
	Longchuan (Tuocheng; Bendihua)	落水
	Longchuan (Sidu; Bendihua)	落水
	Heping (Linzhai; Bendihua)	落水
	Lianping (Zhongxin; Bendihua)	落水
	Lianping (Longjie; Bendihua)	落水
	Wengyuan	落水
	Nanxiong (Zhuji)	落水
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	落水
	Lechang (Meihua)	落水
	Xinfeng (Matou; Bendihua)	落水
	Xinfeng (Daxi; Bendihua)	落水
	Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)	落水
	Liannan	落水
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	落水
	Jiexi	落水
	Jiexi (Huizhai)	落水
	Luhe	落水
	Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)	落雨
	Changting	落雨
	Wuping	落雨
	Wuping (Yanqian)	落雨
	Wuping (Pingyu)	落雨
	Liancheng	落雨
	Liancheng (Peitian)	落雨
	Ninghua	落雨
	Yudu	落雨
	Ningdu	落雨
	Ruijin	落雨
	Shicheng	落雨
	Shangyou (Shexi)	落雨
	Tonggu (Sandu)	落雨
	Ganzhou (Panlong)	落雨
	Dayu	落雨
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	落雨
	Hsinchu County (Guanxi; N. Sixian)	落水
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	落雨
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	落水
	Hsinchu County (Dongping, Guanxi; Hailu)	落水
	Hsinchu County (Liuquwo, Guanxi; Hailu)	落水
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	落雨
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	落雨
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	落雨
Nantou (Guoxing; Lufeng)	落水
Hong Kong	落水
Yangxi (Tangkou)	落水
Yangchun (Sanjia)	落水
Xinyi (Sihe)	落水
Xinyi (Qianpai)	落水
Gaozhou (Xindong)	落水
Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai)	落水
Huazhou (Xin'an)	落水
Lianjiang (Shijiao)	落水
Lianjiang (Qingping)	落水
Mengshan (Xihe)	落水
Fumian (Xisha, Xinqiao)	落水
Luchuan	落水
Luchuan (Daqiao)	落水
Luchuan (Sihe, Hengshan)	落水
Luchuan (Wushi)	落水
Bobai (Shahe)	落水
Bobai (Longtan)	落水
Bobai (Lingping)	落水
Bobai (Cuntou, Xintian)	落水
Beiliu (Tang'an)	落水
Beiliu (Gonghe, Xilang)	落水
Beiliu (Mumian, Xilang)	落水
Xingye (Gaofeng)	落水
Rongxian (Xiandi)	落水
Mashan (Pianlian)	落水
Hengzhou (Xiaoyi)	落水
Guilin (Xiaojiang, Lingui)	落雨
Pingle (Tong'an)	落水
Yangshuo (Jinbao)	落雨
Guidong	落雨
Chengdu (Longtan)	落水
Chengdu (Shiling)	落水
Chengdu (Longwang)	落水
Chengdu (Shibantan)	落水
Chengdu (Xindu Subdistrict)	落水
Sabah (Longchuan)	落水
Senai (Huiyang)	落水
Kuching (Hepo)	落水
Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo)	落水
Singkawang	落水
Pontianak (Meixian)	落水, 落雨
Medan (Metal - Meixian)	落水
Singapore (Meixian)	落水
Singapore (Dabu)	落水
Bangkok (Meixian)	落雨
Huizhou	Jixi	落雨
	Shexian	落雨
	Huangshan (Tunxi)	落雨
	Xiuning	落雨
	Yixian	落雨
	Qimen	落雨
	Qimen (Anling; Minhua)	落雨
	Wuyuan	落雨
	Fuliang	落雨
	Dexing	落雨
	Shitai (Xianyu)	落雨
	Chun'an (Qiandaohu)	落雨
	Chun'an (Jiangjia)	落雨
	Jiande (Meicheng)	落雨
	Jiande (Shouchang)	落雨
Jin	Taiyuan	下雨
	Pingyao	下雨
	Datong	下雨
	Datong (Xicetian, Yunzhou)	下雨
	Xinzhou	下雨
	Changzhi	下雨
	Taibus (Baochang)	下雨
	Linhe	下雨
	Jining	下雨
	Hohhot	下雨
	Baotou	下雨
	Dongsheng	下雨
	Haibowan	下雨
	Zhangjiakou	下雨
	Handan	下雨, 落雨
Jiuxing Yumin	Jiande	落雨
	Jinhua	落雨
	Lanxi	落雨
	Tunxi	落雨
Northern Min	Jian'ou	落雨
	Jian'ou (Dikou)	落雨
	Songxi	落雨
	Zhenghe	落雨
	Zhenghe (Zhenqian)	落雨
	Jianyang	落雨
	Wuyishan	落雨
	Pucheng (Shibei)	落雨
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	盪雨
	Fuzhou (Changle)	盪雨
	Lianjiang	盪雨
	Fuqing	盪雨
	Yongtai	盪雨
	Minqing	盪雨
	Gutian	盪雨
	Pingnan	盪雨
	Luoyuan	盪雨
	Fu'an	做雨
	Ningde	盪雨
	Xiapu	做雨
	Zherong	做雨
	Shouning	做雨
	Zhouning	做雨
	Fuding	落雨
	Matsu	盪雨
	Taishun	盪雨
	Cangnan	落雨, 做雨
	Longyou (Lingshan)	做雨
Southern Min	Xiamen	落雨
	Xiamen (Heshan)	落雨
	Xiamen (Tong'an)	落雨
	Quanzhou	落雨
	Jinjiang	落雨
	Hui'an	落雨
	Yongchun	落雨
	Dehua	落雨
	Zhangzhou	落雨
	Zhangzhou (Changtai)	落雨
	Hua'an	落雨
	Nanjing	落雨
	Pinghe	落雨
	Zhangpu	落雨
	Zhao'an	落雨
	Dongshan	落雨
	Taipei	落雨
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	落雨
	Kaohsiung	落雨
	Yilan	落雨
	Changhua (Lukang)	落雨天, 落雨
	Taichung	落雨
	Taichung (Wuqi)	落雨
	Tainan	落雨
	Taitung	落雨
	Hsinchu	落雨
	Kinmen	落雨
	Penghu (Magong)	落雨
	Penang (Hokkien)	落雨
	Singapore (Hokkien)	落雨
	Manila (Hokkien)	落雨
	Zhangping	落雨
	Zhangping (Yongfu)	落雨
	Datian	落雨
	Pingnan (Shangdu)	落雨
	Guiping (Xiaowen)	落雨
	Guiping (Dongsheng)	落雨
	Guilin (Biyange)	落雨
	Hangzhou (Pingfeng)	落雨
	Cangnan	落雨
	Chaozhou	落雨
	Shantou	落雨
	Shantou (Chenghai)	落雨
	Shantou (Chaoyang)	落雨
	Nan'ao (Houzhai)	落雨
	Nan'ao (Yun'ao)	落雨
	Jieyang	落雨
	Lufeng	落雨
	Haifeng	落雨
	Fengshun (Liuhuang)	落雨
	Fengshun (Huangjin)	落雨
	Bangkok (Teochew)	落雨
	Chiang Mai (Teochew)	落雨
	Hat Yai (Teochew)	落雨
	Phnom Penh (Teochew)	落雨
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	落雨
	Singapore (Teochew)	落雨
	Leizhou	落雨
	Wenchang	落雨
	Haikou	落雨
	Wanning	落雨
	Singapore (Hainanese)	落雨
Puxian Min	Putian	落雨
	Xianyou	落雨
	Fuding (Aoyao)	落雨
Central Min	Yong'an	落雨
	Sanming (Sanyuan)	落雨
	Sanming (Shaxian)	落雨
	Nanping (Wangtai, Yanping)	落雨
Shaojiang Min	Shaowu	落雨
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	做雨
	Zhongshan (Sanxiang)	落雨
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	落雨
	Nanning (Xinxu)	落雨
	Binyang	落雨
	Binyang (Xinqiao)	落雨
	Liucheng (Yangmei)	落雨
	Luocheng (Niubi)	落水
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Dahe)	落雨
	Guilin (Chaoyang)	落雨
	Guilin (Yangjia)	落雨
	Guilin (Qianjing)	落雨
	Guilin (Wutong, Lingui)	下雨, 落雨
	Guilin (Liutang, Lingui)	下雨
	Lingchuan (Sanjie)	落雨
	Lingchuan (Gaoqiao)	落雨
	Lingchuan (Tanxia)	落雨
	Guanyang (Guanyinge)	落雨
	Pingle (Zhangjia)	落雨
	Yangshuo (Jima)	落雨
Shehua	Fu'an	落水
	Fuding	落水
	Luoyuan	落水
	Sanming	落水
	Shunchang	落水
	Hua'an	落水
	Guixi (Zhangping)	落水
	Cangnan	落水
	Jingning (Hexi)	落水
	Lishui	落水
	Longyou	落水
	Chaozhou	落水
	Fengshun	落水
Waxiang	Luxi (Lijiatian)	著雨
Wu	Shanghai	落雨, 雨落 dated
	Shanghai (Chongming)	落雨
	Suzhou	落雨
	Suzhou (Wujiang)	落雨
	Wuxi	落雨
	Jiaxing	落雨
	Jiashan	落雨
	Pinghu	落雨
	Haining (Yanguan)	落雨
	Tongxiang	落雨
	Haiyan	落雨
	Danyang	落雨, 落水
	Huzhou	落雨
	Changxing	落雨
	Anji	落雨
	Deqing	落雨
	Hangzhou	落雨
	Hangzhou (Yuhang)	落雨
	Hangzhou (Lin'an)	落雨
	Hangzhou (Fuyang)	落雨
	Hangzhou (Xiaoshan)	落雨
	Tonglu	落雨
	Tonglu (Wusheng)	落雨, 下雨
	Shaoxing	落雨
	Zhuji	落雨
	Shengzhou	落雨
	Xinchang	落雨
	Ningbo	落雨
	Ningbo (Zhenhai)	落雨
	Ningbo (Fenghua)	落雨
	Yuyao	落雨
	Cixi	落雨
	Xiangshan	落雨
	Ninghai	落雨
	Zhoushan	落雨
	Taizhou (Huangyan)	落雨
	Tiantai	落雨
	Xianju	落雨
	Sanmen	落雨
	Linhai	落雨
	Wenling	落雨
	Wenzhou	落雨
	Yueqing	落雨
	Yongjia (Fenglin)	落雨
	Rui'an	落雨
	Pingyang	落雨
	Taishun	落雨
	Wencheng	落雨
	Lishui	落雨
	Qingtian	落雨
	Jinyun	落雨
	Wuyi (Liucheng)	落雨
	Songyang (Xiping)	𩂄雨, 落雨
	Songyang (Gushi)	𩂄雨
	Yunhe	𩂄雨, 落雨
	Jingning	𩂄雨, 落雨
	Qingyuan	落雨
	Longquan	落雨
	Quzhou	落雨
	Suichang	𩂄雨, 落雨
	Jiangshan	𩂄雨
	Changshan	段雨
	Kaihua	𩂄雨
	Longyou	落雨
Jinhua	落雨
Jinhua (Tangxi)	落雨
Yiwu	落雨
Yongkang	落雨
Pujiang	落雨
Dongyang	落雨
Pan'an	落雨
Wuyi	落雨
Lanxi	落雨
Shangrao	落雨
Shangrao (Guangfeng)	落雨
Yushan	𩂄雨
Xiang	Changsha	落雨
	Xiangtan	落雨
	Loudi	落雨
	Shuangfeng	落雨
	Hengshan	落雨
	Hengshan (Baiguo)	落雨
	Quanzhou	下雨
	Guanyang (Wenshi)	落雨
	Qinglong (Changliu Laba Miao)	落雨

Compounds

• 夏雨雨人 (xiàyǔyùrén)
• 雨人 (yùrén)
• 雨涕 (yùtì)
• 雨淚／雨泪 (yùlèi)
• 雨花
• 雨面 (yùmiàn)

 

References

• “雨”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎^[1], 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

Japanese

Kanji

雨

(First grade kyōiku kanji)

Readings

• Go-on: う (u, Jōyō)
• Kan-on: う (u, Jōyō)
• Kun: あめ (ame, 雨, Jōyō)、あま (ama, 雨, Jōyō ^†)
• Nanori: さめ (same)、ふる (furu)

Compounds

• 五月雨(さみだれ) (samidare)
• 時雨(しぐれ) (shigure)
• 梅雨(つゆ) (tsuyu)

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
雨
あめ Grade: 1
kun'yomi

⟨ame₂⟩ → */aməɨ/ → /ame/

From Old Japanese, ultimately from Proto-Japonic *amay.

Cognate with 天 (ame, unbound apophonic of ama, “sky”), as in the location of clouds where water precipitates from.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) あめ [áꜜmè] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [a̠me̞]

Noun

雨(あめ) • (ame) 

1. rain, rainfall

   一(ひと)雨(あめ)ごとに春(はる)が来(く)る ― hitoame goto ni haru ga kuru ― spring nears by each rainfall

2. a rainy weather

   Synonym: 雨天 (uten)

3. (figurative) something falling like rain

Usage notes

• In some compounds, when suffixed, ame becomes same. It is unclear if this leading /s/ is indicative of an earlier same, or if this was an epenthesis for euphony to avoid vowel clusters, or for other reasons. This /s/ is also seen in 青 (ao, becoming sao in old compounds) and 稲 (ine, becoming shine in old compounds). Given that this /s/ only ever appears interstitially, and given the semantics, this /s/ may be cognate with Korean interfix ᄉ (-s-) used to mark possession, much like English -s-.

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:雨.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 雨間(あまあい) (amaai, “break in the rain”)
• 雨(あめ)上(あが)り (ameagari)
• 雨脚(あまあし), 雨(あめ)足(あし) (ameashi)
• 雨(あめ)霰(あられ) (amearare)
• 雨(あま)落(お)ち (amaochi), 雨(あめ)落(お)ち (ameochi, “raindrops fall from eaves”)
• 雨(あま)蛙(がえる) (amagaeru)
• 雨笠(あまがさ) (amagasa)
• 雨傘(あまがさ) (amagasa)
• 雨風(あまかぜ) (amakaze), 雨風(あめかぜ) (amekaze, “rain and wind”)
• 雨(あま)合羽(がっぱ) (amagappa, “raincoat”)
• 雨(あま)着(ぎ) (amagi)
• 雨(あま)具(ぐ) (amagu)
• 雨(あま)靴(ぐつ) (amagutsu)
• 雨雲(あまぐも) (amagumo)
• 雨曇(あまぐも)り (amagumori, “overcast weather”)
• 雨(あま)気(け) (amake, “signs of rain”)
• 雨(あま)乞(ご)い (amagoi, “praying for rain”)
• 雨(あま)曝(ざら)し (amazarashi, “weatherbeaten”)
• 雨(あま)支(じ)度(たく), 雨(あま)仕(じ)度(たく) (amajitaku, “preparation for rain”)
• 雨(あま)空(ぞら) (amazora, “threatening sky”)
• 雨(あま)垂(だ)れ (amadare)
• 雨(あめ)続(つづ)き (ametsuzuki)
• 雨粒(あまつぶ) (amatsubu), 雨粒(あめつぶ) (ametsubu, “raindrop”)
• 雨露(あめつゆ) (ametsuyu)
• 雨(あま)戸(ど) (amado)
• 雨(あま)樋(どい) (amadoi)
• 雨(あめ)降(ふ)り (amefuri, “in the rain”)
• 雨(あま)水(みず) (amamizu)
• 雨(あま)漏(も)り (amamori, “roof leak”)
• 雨(あま)宿(やど)り (amayadori)
• 雨(あま)止(や)み (amayami, “break in the rain”)
• 雨(あま)避(よ)け, 雨(あま)除(よ)け (amayoke, “shelter from rain”)
• 秋雨(あきさめ) (akisame)
• 糸雨(いとさめ) (itosame)
• 大雨(おおあめ) (ōame)
• 樹(き)雨(さめ) (kisame)
• 霧雨(きりさめ) (kirisame)
• 小(こ)雨(さめ) (kosame)
• 白雨(しらさめ) (shirasame)
• 長雨(ながあめ) (nagaame), 長雨(ながさめ) (nagasame)
• 俄(にわか)雨(あめ) (niwakāme)
• 速雨(はやさめ), 暴雨(はやさめ) (hayasame)
• 春雨(はるさめ) (harusame)
• 氷(ひ)雨(さめ) (hisame)
• 村雨(むらさめ), 群雨(むらさめ) (murasame)
• 藪雨(やぶさめ) (yabusame)
• 夜(よ)雨(さめ) (yosame)
• 横雨(よこさめ) (yokosame)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
雨
う Grade: 1
on'yomi

From Middle Chinese 雨 (MC hjuX).

Affix

雨(う) • (u) 

1. rain
2. (figuratively) something falling like rain
3. (figuratively) favor, blessing

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 雨(う)域(いき) (uiki, “rainy area”)
• 雨期(うき), 雨季(うき) (uki)
• 雨気(うき) (uki, “signs of rain”)
• 雨後(うご) (ugo, “after rain”)
• 雨(う)声(せい) (usei, “sound of rain”)
• 雨(う)中(ちゅう) (uchū, “in the rain”)
• 雨(う)注(ちゅう) (uchū, “showering upon”)
• 雨(う)滴(てき) (uteki)
• 雨(う)天(てん) (uten)
• 雨(う)氷(ひょう) (uhyō, “freezing rain”)
• 雨(う)量(りょう) (uryō)
• 雨(う)林(りん) (urin)
• 雨露(うろ) (uro)
• 降(こう)雨(う) (kōu)
• 豪(ごう)雨(う) (gōu)
• 梅(ばい)雨(う) (baiu)
• 暮(ぼ)雨(う) (bou)
• 風(ふう)雨(う) (fūu)

See also

• レイン (rein), レーン (rēn)

Korean

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 雨 (MC hjuX).

Historical Readings
Dongguk Jeongun Reading
Dongguk Jeongun, 1448	ᅌᅮᆼ〯 (Yale: ngwǔ)
Middle Korean
Text	Eumhun
	Gloss (hun)	Reading
Hunmong Jahoe, 1527[2]	비〮 (Yale: pí)	우〯 (Yale: wǔ)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [u(ː)]
• Phonetic hangul: [우(ː)]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Hanja

Wikisource

雨 (eumhun 비 우 (bi u))

1. hanja form^? of 우 (“rain”) [affix]

Compounds

Compounds

• 우산 (雨傘, usan)
• 우박 (雨雹, ubak)
• 강우 (降雨, gang'u)
• 폭우 (暴雨, pogu)
• 우설 (雨雪, useol)
• 풍우 (風雨, pung'u)
• 뇌우 (雷雨, noe'u)
• 백우 (白雨, baegu)
• 다우 (多雨, dau)
• 산우 (山雨, sanu)
• 호우 (豪雨, hou)
• 음우 (霪雨, eumu)
• 우계 (雨季, ugye)
• 우기 (雨期, ugi)
• 우로 (雨露, uro)
• 장우 (長雨, jang'u)
• 강우 (強雨, gang'u)
• 감우 (甘雨, gamu)
• 우비 (雨備, ubi)
• 우사 (雨師, usa)
• 계우 (溪雨, gyeu)
• 자우 (慈雨, jau)
• 호우 (好雨, hou)
• 취우 (驟雨, chwiu)
• 동우 (冬雨, dong'u)
• 모우 (暮雨, mou)
• 성우 (星雨, seong'u)
• 세우 (細雨, se'u)
• 양우 (凉雨, yang'u)
• 우천 (雨天, ucheon)
• 청우 (請雨, cheong'u)
• 춘우 (春雨, chunu)
• 황우 (黃雨, hwang'u)
• 희우 (喜雨, huiu)
• 영우 (零雨, yeong'u)
• 우장 (雨裝, ujang)
• 법우 (法雨, beobu)
• 사우 (絲雨, sau)
• 우의 (雨意, uui)
• 적우 (適雨, jeogu)
• 조우 (朝雨, jou)
• 청우 (晴雨, cheong'u)
• 쾌우 (快雨, kwae'u)
• 토우 (土雨, tou)
• 하우 (下雨, hau)
• 하우 (夏雨, hau)
• 한우 (寒雨, hanu)
• 화우 (化雨, hwau)
• 괴우 (怪雨, goe'u)
• 기우 (祈雨, giu)
• 동우 (凍雨, dong'u)
• 맹우 (猛雨, maeng'u)
• 무우 (霧雨, muu)
• 미우 (微雨, miu)
• 사우 (斜雨, sau)
• 우태 (雨態, utae)
• 잔우 (殘雨, janu)
• 적우 (積雨, jeogu)
• 탄우 (彈雨, tanu)
• 택우 (澤雨, taegu)
• 효우 (曉雨, hyou)
• 홍우 (紅雨, hong'u)
• 회우 (灰雨, hoe'u)
• 앙우 (秧雨, ang'u)
• 증우 (蒸雨, jeung'u)
• 우가 (雨家, uga)
• 우모 (雨毛, umo)
• 우실 (雨實, usil)
• 우어 (雨魚, ueo)
• 우량 (雨量, uryang)
• 황매우 (黃梅雨, hwangmae'u)
• 분룡우 (分龍雨, bullyong'u)
• 탁어우 (濯魚雨, tageou)
• 탁지우 (擢枝雨, takjiu)
• 일서우 (一鋤雨, ilseou)
• 기우비 (旗雨備, giubi)
• 탁지우 (擢枝雨, takjiu)
• 세우사풍 (細雨斜風, se'usapung)
• 열대우림 (熱帶雨林, yeoldae'urim)
• 호풍환우 (呼風喚雨, hopunghwanu)

References

• 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典. [3]

Miyako

Kanji

雨

(First grade kyōiku kanji)

Readings

• Kun: あみ (ami, 雨)

Noun

雨(あみ) (ami) 

1. rain

Northern Amami Ōshima

Kanji

雨

(First grade kyōiku kanji)

Readings

• Kun: あむぃ (amï, 雨)

Noun

雨(あむぃ) (amï) 

1. rain

   今日(きゅう)や、ひかんまら一日中(いちにちじゅう)雨(あむぃ)模様(もよう)だりょっと。

   Kyūya, hikanmaraichinichizyūamïmoyōdaryotto.

   It has been raining all day today since this morning.

Okinawan

Kanji

雨

(First grade kyōiku kanji)

Readings

• On (unclassified): う (u, Jōyō)
• Kun: あみ (ami, 雨)

Etymology

From Proto-Ryukyuan *ami.

Pronunciation

• (Shuri-Naha) あみ [àmí] (Heiban - [0])
• IPA^(key): [ʔami]

Noun

雨(あみ) (ami) 

1. rain, rainfall

Compounds

• 大(うふ)雨(あみ) (ufuami)
• 雨(あみ)小(ぐゎー) (amigwā)
• 雨(あみ)降(ふ)い (amifui)
• 一(ちゅ)雨(あみ) (chuami)

Old Japanese

Etymology

From Proto-Japonic *amay.

Cognate with 天 (ame₂, “sky”), as in the location of clouds where water precipitates from.

Noun

雨 (ame₂) (kana あめ)

1. rain, rainfall

Usage notes

• In some compounds, when prefixed, ame becomes the bound apophonic ama.
• In some compounds, when suffixed, ame becomes same.

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:雨.

Derived terms

• 暴雨, 速雨 (payasame₂)
• 大雨 (*pi₁tisame₂, *pi₁disame₂) → 大雨 (*pi₁same₂)
• 村雨 (murasame₂)

Descendants

• Japanese: 雨 (ame)

Vietnamese

Han character

雨: Hán Việt readings: vũ
雨: Nôm readings: vũ

1. chữ Hán form of vũ (“rain”).

Yonaguni

Kanji

雨

(First grade kyōiku kanji)

Readings

• Kun: あみ (ami, 雨)

Noun

雨(あみ) (ami) 

1. rain

Yoron

Kanji

雨

(First grade kyōiku kanji)

Readings

• Kun: あみ (ami, 雨)

Noun

雨(あみ) (ami) 

1. rain

Derived terms

• 長雨 (nagami)