Meaning of 降り始める in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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降り始める
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Kana Readingふりはじめる
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Romajifurihajimeru
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Ichidan verb
- Meaning
- to begin to fall (rain, etc.)
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Example Sentences
降り始める, ふりはじめる used in context
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Looking outside, it's beginning to rain.
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It began to snow heavily as I got off the train.
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First it thundered, and then it started to rain.
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Night came on, and what was worse, it began to rain.
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The wind was blowing violently, and to make matters worse, it began raining.
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He had hardly left home when it began to rain.
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Kanji found in this word
descend, precipitate, fall, surrender
On: コウ, ゴ
Kun: お.りる, お.ろす, ふ.る, ふ.り, くだ.る, くだ.す
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