Word Meaning 本降り

ほんぶり homburi

本降り is read as ほんぶり (homburi) and means heavy rainfall.

Meaning

English

  1. heavy rainfall
  2. heavy snowfall
  3. steady rainfall
  4. downpour
  5. raining in earnest

Reading

Kana

ほんぶり

Romaji

homburi

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Antonyms 小降り Rank 89091 Priority N

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

本決まり

ほんぎまり

definite decision

本当

ほんとう

proper

本性

ほんしょう

true character

本部

ほんぶ

headquarters

本番

ほんばん

production environment

本当に

ほんとうに

really

本能

ほんのう

instinct

本調子

ほんちょうし

keynote (esp. shamisen)

本会議

ほんかいぎ

plenary session

本格

ほんかく

original method

本格化

ほんかくか

regularization

本件

ほんけん

this matter

Example Sentences

3

It began to rain in earnest.

It began raining in earnest.

It soon began to rain very hard.