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★一年生の漢字 Kanji (3/80)

Nov 23, 2018

一年生の漢字 (1st Grade Kanji)

 (8 strokes):
おんよみ  
くんよみ あま・あめ

雨-bw.png

雨季(うき)rainy season

雨やどり(あまやどり)sheltering

大雨(おおあめ)heavy rain

雨雲(あまぐも)rain cloud

雨具(あまぐ)rain gear

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雨 rain ⇔ 晴 sunny

This kanji describes the rain from the cloud.
The top part  一 describes the sky/cloud and those 4 dots are raindrops.
It does look like the rain, so it is one of the easiest kanji to remember.