糸雨
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 糸 | 雨 |
| いと Grade: 1 | さめ Grade: 1 |
| kun’yomi | |
Etymology 1
Compound of 糸 (ito, “thread”) + 雨 (same, “rain”).
Pronunciation
- Kun’yomi
- IPA(key): [ito̞sa̠me̞]
Noun
糸雨 (hiragana いとさめ, rōmaji itosame)
- a small amount of rain; a fine rain
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 糸 | 雨 |
| し Grade: 1 | う Grade: 1 |
| on’yomi | |
Pronunciation
- On’yomi
- (Tokyo) しう [shíꜜù] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
- IPA(key): [ɕiɯ̟ᵝ]
Noun
糸雨 (hiragana しう, rōmaji shiu)
- drizzle
References
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN