Word Meaning 俄雨

にわかあめ niwakaame

俄雨 is read as にわかあめ (niwakaame) and means rain shower.

Meaning

English

  1. rain shower

Reading

Kana

にわかあめ

Romaji

niwakaame

Writing Variants

  • にわか雨 にわかあめ niwakaame
  • 俄か雨 にわかあめ niwa ka ame

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

俄に

にわかに

suddenly

にわか

impromptu skit

小雨

こあめ

light rain

梅雨

つゆ

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

暴風雨

あらし

rainstorm

時雨

じう

rain shower in late autumn (fall) or early winter

大雨

おおあめ

heavy rain

あめ

rain

長雨

ながめ

long spell of rain

霧雨

きりさめ

drizzle

春雨

しゅんう

gentle spring rain

五月雨

さみだれ

early-summer rain

Example Sentences

2

にわかあめにふられて、くつまでぬれた。

i got caught in a sudden shower, and even my shoes got wet.

かいじょうのそとではにわかあめがまだつづいている。

outside the venue, the sudden shower is still continuing.