Word Meaning 喜雨

きう kiu

喜雨 is read as きう (kiu) and means friendly shower.

Meaning

English

  1. friendly shower
  2. welcome rain
  3. rain that comes after a drought

Reading

Kana

きう

Romaji

kiu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 139622 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

喜び

よろこび

joy

喜ぶ

よろこぶ

to congratulate

喜ばす

よろこばす

to delight

喜んで

よろこんで

with pleasure ...

喜ばしい

よろこばしい

joyful (news, event, etc.)

喜び事

よろこびごと

auspicious event

喜色満面

きしょくまんめん

being all smiles with joy

喜びの声

よろこびのこえ

shout of joy

降雨

こうう

rainfall

初時雨

はつしぐれ

the first rain to fall between the late autumn and the early winter

晴一時小雨

はれいちじこさめ

clear, with brief light rain

人工降雨

じんこうこうう

artificial rain