Vocabulary

What does 夕立 (ゆうだち, yuudachi) mean?

夕立 (ゆうだち, yuudachi) means sudden evening shower (summer).

Quick facts
Readingゆうだち
Romajiyuudachi
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
ゆうだち
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonyuudachi

sudden evening shower (summer)

  1. 1noun (sudden, heavy) shower (on a summer afternoon or evening); evening shower

Example sentences

  • One summer afternoon, a rain shower suddenly came.

  • I got caught in a rain shower and my clothes got wet.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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