Meaning of 土砂降り in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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土砂降り, どしゃ降り
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Kana Readingどしゃぶり
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Romajidoshaburi
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Meaning
- downpour; pouring rain; cloudburst; pelting rain; heavy rain
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Example Sentences
土砂降り, どしゃ降り, どしゃぶり used in context
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It rained like mad for about a half-hour.
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It's raining cats and dogs.
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土砂降りに降っている。
The rain is teeming down.
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土砂降りが長く続くと、洗濯屋さんは、仕事がはかどらず苦労する。
When it continues raining cats and dogs for a long while, laundrymen have a hard time doing their work.
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晴れた、さわやかな天気がくずれたと思うと、土砂降りになることがよくある。
Frequently clear and balmy weather deteriorates and it soon rains cats and dogs.
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小雨のときは、傘は役に立つが、土砂降りのときは、ほとんど役に立たない。
An umbrella is useful in a mild rain, but when it rains cats and dogs an umbrella is of little help.
Related Kanji
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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