Word Meaning 豪雨

ごうう gouu

豪雨 is read as ごうう (gouu) and means torrential rain.

Meaning

English

  1. torrential rain
  2. heavy rain
  3. cloudburst
  4. downpour

Reading

Kana

ごうう

Romaji

gouu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 16530 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

豪雨禍

ごううか

flood devastation

集中豪雨

しゅうちゅうごうう

local downpour

ゲリラ豪雨

げりらごうう

unexpectedly strong rain (for the region, etc.)

豪華

ごうか

extravagant

豪族

ごうぞく

powerful family

豪傑

ごうけつ

hero

豪快

ごうかい

hearty

豪語

ごうご

Australian English

豪邸

ごうてい

magnificent house

豪商

ごうしょう

wealthy merchant

豪放

ごうほう

largehearted

豪勢

ごうせい

great

Example Sentences

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The rivers were flooded by the heavy rain.

The dam burst owing to the heavy rain.

Lucky of me to have forgotten to wear socks on the day it rains like hell.

The match has been canceled due to heavy rain.

We were late for school because it rained heavily.

Heavy rain throughout the night has hampered efforts to rescue survivors from the stricken ferry.

It's not "gorilla rain", but "guerrilla rain"; do you understand?

On one hand, water shortages are expected this summer because of lower rainfall, but on the other hand, large rainstorms are 3.5 times more likely locally than last year.

The government's delay in issuing evacuation advisories has been identified as a main factor in the loss of so many lives during the torrential downpours.