Word Meaning 降り出す

ふりだす furidasu

降り出す is read as ふりだす (furidasu) and means to begin to rain.

Meaning

English

to begin to rain
to begin to snow

Reading

Kana

ふりだす

Romaji

furidasu

Writing Variants

降りだす ふりだす furidasu

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Antonyms 降り止む Rank 21530 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

降らす

ふらす

to send (rain)

降りる

おりる

to be passed (from the body; e.g. of a roundworm)

降る

ふる

to form (of frost)

降水

こうすい

rainfall

降参

こうさん

being defeated (e.g. by a problem)

降下

こうか

passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)

降格

こうかく

demotion

降雨

こうう

rainfall

降雪

こうせつ

snowfall

降り

ふり

alighting

降りしきる

ふりしきる

to fall continuously (of rain, snow, etc.)

降り注ぐ

ふりそそぐ

to rain incessantly

Example Sentences

私は雨が降り出す前に学校に着いた。

I reached school before the rain started.

雨が降り出す前に出発した方がいいだろう。

We had better start before it begins to rain.

雨が降り出すといけないから傘を持って行きなさい。

Take an umbrella with you in case it begins to rain.