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雷雨
raiu
Description
雷雨は、雷が鳴って強い雨がふる天気のことです。
"雷雨" is weather with thunder and heavy rain.
夏の午後によく雷雨になります。
In summer afternoons, it often becomes "雷雨".
Meanings
雷雨raiu
a thunderstorm; rain accompanied by thunder
急に雷雨になったので、家に入りました。
It suddenly started storming, so I went inside.
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Notes
- Etymology
雷 (rai, thunder) + 雨 (u, rain), a Sino-Japanese compound.
- Nuance
雷雨 stresses thunder with rain, unlike 嵐 (storm) or plain 雨 (rain).
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