藪雨

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
やぶ
Hyōgai
さめ
Grade: 1
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
薮雨
藪鮫
薮鮫
 ヤブサメ on Japanese Wikipedia

Compound of (yabu, bush) +‎ (same, rain). Literally bush-rain, named after the way that light rainfall falls on a bush.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(やぶ)(さめ) or 藪雨(ヤブサメ) (yabusame

  1. Asian stubtail, Urosphena squameiceps (a type of Old-World warbler)

Usage notes

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As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN