横雨

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
横	雨
よこ Grade: 3	あめ Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
橫雨 (kyūjitai)

Compound of 横 (yoko, “side”) +‎ 雨 (ame, “rain”).^[1]^[2]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) よこあめ [yòkóámé] (Heiban – [0])^[2]
IPA^(key): [jo̞ko̞a̠me̞]

Noun

横(よこ)雨(あめ) • (yokoame)

rain that falls sideways due to wind

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
横	雨
よこ Grade: 3	さめ Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
橫雨 (kyūjitai)

Compound of 横 (yoko, “side”) +‎ 雨 (same, “rain”).^[1] The interstitial /-s-/ may reflect an ancient form of modern ame, or may be an ancient possessive infix. See the 雨 entry for more.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [jo̞ko̞sa̠me̞]

Noun

横(よこ)雨(さめ) • (yokosame)

(archaic, possibly obsolete) rain that falls sideways due to wind

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[KDJ-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

[DJR-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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