大雨

おおあめ
ooame

heavy rain, downpour

What does 大雨 mean?

大雨 is a Japanese noun meaning “heavy rain” or “downpour” in English. It is written as 大雨 in kanji, おおあめ in hiragana, and ooame in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N4 vocabulary.

Example sentences

大雨で電車が止まりました。

The trains stopped because of the heavy rain.

明日は大雨になるそうです。

Apparently there's going to be heavy rain tomorrow.

Words sharing kanji with 大雨

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