Word Meaning 降り始める

ふりはじめる furihajimeru

降り始める is read as ふりはじめる (furihajimeru) and means to begin to fall (rain, etc.).

Meaning

English

to begin to fall (rain, etc.)

Reading

Kana

ふりはじめる

Romaji

furihajimeru

Writing Variants

降りはじめる ふりはじめる furihajimeru

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 106444 Priority Q

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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)

降りしきる

ふりしきる

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

降り積もる

ふりつもる

to fall and pile up (e.g. snow)

降り募る

ふりつのる

to rain harder

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

Example Sentences

雨が降り始めると、私は友達の傘に入った。

When it started to rain, I got under my friend's umbrella.