雨 — JLPT N5 Kanji

雨 (u/ame): rain. JLPT N5 kanji.

Character Info

Kanji Strokes JLPT Radical Radical Meaning
8 N5 rain

Readings

Type Reading Romaji Notes
On (音) u Chinese-origin (音読み)
Kun (訓) あめ/あま ame/ama rain

Meanings

  1. rain

Vocabulary

Word Reading Romaji English JLPT
あめ ame rain N5
大雨 おおあめ ooame heavy rain N5
雨天 うてん uten rainy weather N4
梅雨 つゆ tsuyu rainy season N4
雨降り あめふり amefuri rainfall / rainy day N5

Stroke Order

1-2. Top horizontal and left side of frame. 3. Right side. 4. Bottom horizontal (closing box). 5-8. Four dots inside (raindrops).

Mnemonic

A cloud frame (box on top) with raindrops (dots) falling inside — rain.

Common Mistakes

雨 (rain) vs 雲 (cloud) — 雲 has 雨 on top with 云 (say/cloud) below it.