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Meanings: rain
On Readings: u
Kun Readings: あめ ame, あま ama
Most Used Pronunciation: ame
JLPT Level: 4 (see all JLPT 4 kanji)
Grade: 1
Kanji Part:
Stroke Number: 8
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Common jukugo
- おお あめ oo ame - heavy rain
- つ ゆ tsu yu - rainy season
- せい こう う どく sei kou u doku - working in the field in fine weather, reading at home in rainy weather

Useful Examples

Look alike kanji

Notes/Mnemonic
Think of the top part as the sky opening to release the rain


Many example sentences are from the Tanaka Corpus as modified for use with WWWJDIC.

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