Word Meaning 黒い雨

くろいあめ kuroiame

黒い雨 is read as くろいあめ (kuroiame) and means Black Rain (1966 novel by Ibuse Masuji).

Meaning

English

  1. Black Rain (1966 novel by Ibuse Masuji)
  2. black rain
  3. heavily polluted, radioactive rain sometimes following an atmospheric nuclear explosion (esp. that of Hiroshima)

Reading

Kana

くろいあめ

Romaji

kuroiame

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 142997 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

黒風白雨

こくふうはくう

sudden rain shower in a dust storm

黒白

くろしろ

black and white

黒人

こくじん

black person

黒字

くろじ

black letter

くろ

black

黒い

くろい

black

黒色

くろいろ

black (colour, color)

黒土

こくど

black terracotta

黒鳥

こくちょう

black swan (Cygnus atratus)

黒木

くろき

unbarked lumber

黒海

こっかい

Black Sea