土砂降り

どしゃぶり
doshaburi

downpour, pouring rain

What does 土砂降り mean?

土砂降り is a Japanese noun meaning downpour, pouring rain in English. It is written as 土砂降り in kanji, どしゃぶり in hiragana, and doshaburi in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentence

雨が土砂降りになった。

The rain came down in buckets.

Words sharing kanji with 土砂降り

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