Word Meaning 時雨

じう jiu

時雨 is read as じう (jiu) and means rain shower in late autumn (fall) or early winter.

Meaning

English

rain shower in late autumn (fall) or early winter
seasonable rain

Reading

Kana

じう

Romaji

jiu

Writing Variants

時雨しぐれ shigure

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 844 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

時雨月

しぐれづき

tenth lunar month

時雨模様

しぐれもよう

showery sky

時雨の化

じうのか

benevolent rule of a gracious sovereign

時雨煮

しぐれに

seafood, etc. preserve made with mirin, ginger and soy

時雨忌

しぐれき

Matsuo Basho remembrance day (12th day of the 10th lunar month, associated with the change of the seasons)

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

黄身時雨

きみしぐれ

var. of fresh Japanese sweet made of white bean paste, egg yolk, sugar and rice granules

群時雨

むらしぐれ

autumn shower

小夜時雨

さよしぐれ

light shower on a night in late autumn and early winter

春時雨

はるしぐれ

spring rain

蝉時雨

せみしぐれ

outburst of cicadas singing