Word Meaning 大雨

おおあめ ooame

大雨 is read as おおあめ (ooame) and means heavy rain.

Meaning

English

  1. heavy rain

Reading

Kana

おおあめ

Romaji

ooame

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Antonyms 小雨,細雨 Rank 6088 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

大雨注意報

おおあめちゅういほう

storm warning

大人

おとな

adult

大金

おおがね

large amount of money

大げさ

おおげさ

exaggerated

大ざっぱ

おおざっぱ

careless (e.g. work)

大学

だいがく

former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators)

大国

たいこく

province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)

大いに

おおいに

very

大気

たいき

atmosphere

大半

たいはん

majority

大きい

おおきい

loud

大小

だいしょう

daishō (matched pair of long and short swords)

Example Sentences

10

きのうはおおあめがふった。

It rained heavily yesterday.

It was raining heavily in Osaka.

We had a heavy rain yesterday.

There was a heavy rain last night.

The dam burst owing to the heavy rain.

It rained a lot yesterday morning.

Because of heavy rain my car broke down.

The dam burst owing to the heavy rain.

The heavy rains caused the river to flood.

The heavy rain kept us from going out.