Word Meaning 横板に雨垂れ

よこいたにあまだれ yokoita ni amadare

横板に雨垂れ is read as よこいたにあまだれ (yokoita ni amadare) and means halting speech.

Meaning

English

halting speech
stammering
(like) rain water (slowly) dripping off a horizontal board

Reading

Kana

よこいたにあまだれ

Romaji

yokoita ni amadare

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 44 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Proverb ✓ Rank 120918 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

雨垂れ

あまだれ

raindrops (dripping from eaves, branches, etc.)

横板

よこいた

crosscut plank

雨垂れ石

あまだれいし

dripstone

垂れ板

たれいた

drop leaf (in a table)

雨垂れ石を穿つ

あまだれいしをうがつ

slow but steady wins the race

横揺れ

よこゆれ

horizontal shaking (of an earthquake)

横流れ

よこながれ

flowing into the black market

横ずれ

よこずれ

horizontal friction

横綱

よこづな

yokozuna (highest rank in sumo)

横穴

おうけつ

tunnel tomb (Kofun period)

横柄

おうへい

arrogant

横断幕

おうだんまく

horizontal banner