糸雨

Japanese

Kanji in this term
糸 雨
いと
Grade: 1 		さめ
Grade: 1
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
絲雨 (kyūjitai)

Etymology 1

Compound of 糸 (ito, “thread”) +‎ 雨 (same, “rain”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ito̞sa̠me̞]

Noun

糸(いと)雨(さめ) • (itosame) 

  1. a small amount of rain; a fine rain

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
糸 雨
し
Grade: 1 		う
Grade: 1
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
絲雨 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

Noun

糸(し)雨(う) • (shiu) 

  1. drizzle

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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