糸雨

Japanese

Kanji in this term
糸	雨
いと Grade: 1	さめ Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
絲雨 (kyūjitai)

Etymology 1

Compound of 糸 (ito, “thread”) +‎ 雨 (same, “rain”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ito̞sa̠me̞]

Noun

糸(いと)雨(さめ) • (itosame) 

1. a small amount of rain; a fine rain

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
糸	雨
し Grade: 1	う Grade: 1
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
絲雨 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) し​う [shíꜜù] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ɕiɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

糸(し)雨(う) • (shiu) 

1. drizzle