Word Meaning 五月雨

さみだれ samidare

五月雨 is read as さみだれ (samidare) and means early-summer rain.

Meaning

English

early-summer rain

Reading

Kana

さみだれ

Romaji

samidare

Writing Variants

五月雨 さつきあめ satsukiame

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Rank 9124 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

五月雨式

さみだれしき

off and on manner

五月雨雲

さみだれぐも

cloud during rainy season

五風十雨

ごふうじゅうう

seasonable rains and winds

五月

ごがつ

May

五月

さつき

fifth month of the lunar calendar

五月晴れ

さつきばれ

fine weather during the rainy season

五月革命

ごがつかくめい

May 68 (period of civil unrest in France; May-June 1968)

五月人形

ごがつにんぎょう

Boys' May Festival dolls

五月祭

ごがつさい

May Day

五月の節句

ごがつのせっく

Boy's Festival

時雨月

しぐれづき

tenth lunar month

雨月

うげつ

being unable to see the (harvest) moon because of rain