霧雨

Japanese

Kanji in this term
霧	雨
きり Grade: S	あめ Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Kanji in this term
霧	雨
きり Grade: S	さめ Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Etymology

霧 (kiri, “mist”) +‎ 雨 (ame, same, “rain”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) きりさめ [kìrísámé] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [kʲiɾʲisa̠me̞]

• (Tokyo) きりあめ [kìríámé] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [kʲiɾʲia̠me̞]

Noun

霧(きり)雨(さめ) or 霧(きり)雨(あめ) • (kirisame or kiriame) 

1. a drizzle