Word Meaning 雨降って地固まる

あめふってじかたまる amefuttejikatamaru

雨降って地固まる is read as あめふってじかたまる (amefuttejikatamaru) and means adversity strengthens the foundations.

Meaning

English

adversity strengthens the foundations
after a storm comes a calm
what doesn't kill you makes you stronger
the ground hardens after it rains

Reading

Kana

あめふってじかたまる

Romaji

amefuttejikatamaru

Stroke Sequence

8 Characters • 38 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Proverb ✓ Rank 99886 Priority P

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

雨が降る

あめがふる

to rain

雨の降る

あめのふる

rainy

雨降り

あめふり

rainfall

雨の降る日は天気が悪い

あめのふるひはてんきがわるい

water is wet

雨降り花

あめふりばな

flower that is said to cause rain if picked (convolvulus, etc.)

雨が降ろうが槍が降ろうが

あめがふろうがやりがふろうが

come hell or high water

雨が降ろうと槍が降ろうと

あめがふろうとやりがふろうと

come hell or high water

子供騒げば雨が降る

こどもさわげばあめがふる

if the kids make a racket outside, there will be rain

猫が顔を洗うと雨が降る

ねこがかおをあらうとあめがふる

if a cat washes its face, rain is coming

猫耳を洗うと雨が降る

ねこみみをあらうとあめがふる

if a cat washes its ears, rain is coming

地固め

じがため

laying foundations

降雨量

こううりょう

amount of rainfall

Example Sentences

雨降って地固まる。

After rain comes fair weather.

いろいろトラブルもあったけど、雨降って地固まるってことになってほしいね。

We've been through a rough patch, but I hope it will have made us stronger.