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夕立

JLPT N2 · Vocabulary

夕立 — “sudden evening shower, afternoon shower”

夕立 (read ゆうだち) means sudden evening shower, afternoon shower. It appears on the JLPT N2 vocabulary list.

Reading

ゆうだち

Meaning

sudden evening shower, afternoon shower

夕立 in a sentence

夕立ゆうだちに降らふられる。

To get caught in an evening shower.

The kanji in 夕立

夕evening
立to stand

Words that share a kanji with 夕立

夕方ゆうがた— late afternoon (typically just before dinner time), evening
夕飯ゆうはん— dinner, supper, evening meal
夕刊ゆうかん— evening edition (newspaper)
夕日ゆうひ— setting sun, evening sun
立つたつ— to stand up
役に立つやくにたつ— to be useful, to be helpful
立派りっぱ— splendid, fine, respectable
立ち上がるたちあがる— to stand up, to rise

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