Learning japanese for beginners how to#

Niwaka translates to sudden, unexpected, or abrupt. Niwaka ame is a term used to describe when rain seemingly comes out of nowhere. Some onomatopoeias in Japanese that describe heavy rain are za-za and dosha-dosha. Similarly, to the previous word in the list, ooame literally translates to big (oo) rain (ame). Some onomatopoeias in Japanese that describe light rain are potsu-potsu, shito-shito, and para-para. Kosame literally translates to small (ko) rain (ame). This creates a powerful image of a God roaring from up above as lightning strikes. The pronunciation of the word can be divided into “kami” meaning god, and “nari” meaning to ring or to sound. This word’s Japanese character shares the radical for rain. In Japanese, the word kaminari is used to refer to both thunder and lightning ( very, very frightening, Galileo!). It’s only right for a list of Japanese words for the rain, to begin with… rain! Ame, or rain, is an integral part of Japanese weather, culture, society, and is one of the most common Japanese weather words.īy the way, this list will introduce some common Japanese words used to describe rain depending on the season, time of day, severity, as well as common rain onomatopoeias.

Learning japanese for beginners how to#

Want to learn how to write in Japanese? Download your FREE Japanese Alphabet eBook here (click here). I’ll update it in the future too… in case you do want more words… but this is enough for beginners. So, in this quick guide, you’ll learn 17+ Japanese words for rain. Baby steps first.īesides, you would hate me, hate yourself, and maybe even hate the language… if I were to shove the many, many word down your brain tubes. It’d be like learning ALL of math upfront – calculus, logarithms, and arithmetic at the same time. Fact is… there are a LOT of Japanese words for rain.īut, the good new is, you don’t need to know them all right now.Īs, in there’s no point for you to learn ALL.