Word Meaning ゲリラ豪雨

げりらごうう geriragouu

ゲリラ豪雨 is read as げりらごうう (geriragouu) and means unexpectedly strong rain (for the region, etc.).

Meaning

English

unexpectedly strong rain (for the region, etc.)
sudden rain

Reading

Kana

げりらごうう

Romaji

geriragouu

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 31 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper grade Kanken 4級 Rank 129469 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

集中豪雨

しゅうちゅうごうう

local downpour

豪雨

ごうう

torrential rain

豪雨禍

ごううか

flood devastation

梅雨

つゆ

(East Asian) rainy season (in Japan, usu. from early June to mid-July)

霧雨

きりさめ

drizzle

雷雨

らいう

thunderstorm

放射能雨

ほうしゃのうう

radioactive rain

空梅雨

からつゆ

(unusually) dry rainy season

送り梅雨

おくりづゆ

last rain of the rainy season (often accompanied by thunderstorms)

酸性雨

さんせいう

acid rain

催花雨

さいかう

spring rain that falls around the time that flowers bloom

請雨

しょうう

praying for rain

Example Sentences

あのね、ゴリラ豪雨じゃなくて、ゲリラ豪雨だよ。ちゃんとわかってる？

It's not "gorilla rain", but "guerrilla rain"; do you understand?

今年の夏は少雨による水不足が懸念される一方で、局地的なゲリラ豪雨は昨年の3.5倍になるとの予想も出ている。

On one hand, water shortages are expected this summer because of lower rainfall, but on the other hand, large rainstorms are 3.5 times more likely locally than last year.