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降る ふる N5

  1. to come down; to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.)
  2. to form (of frost)
  3. to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in
  4. to arrive; to come; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)

雨が降る あめがふる

  1. to rain

そぼ降る そぼふる

  1. to drizzle (rain)

猫耳を洗うと雨が降る ねこみみをあらうとあめがふる

  1. if a cat washes its ears, rain is coming

猫が顔を洗うと雨が降る ねこがかおをあらうとあめがふる

  1. if a cat washes its face, rain is coming

子供騒げば雨が降る こどもさわげばあめがふる

  1. if the kids make a racket outside, there will be rain

雨の降る あめのふる

  1. rainy

雨の降る日は天気が悪い あめのふるひはてんきがわるい

  1. on days when it rains, the weather is bad; water is wet

下る くだる N2

  1. to come down; to descend; to go down
  2. to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.)
  3. to pass (of time)
  4. to capitulate; to surrender
  5. to be inferior to; to be less than
  6. to have diarrhea; to have the runs
  7. to be discharged from the body; to pass (in stool)
  8. to be humble; to depreciate oneself

ぱらぱら ぱらぱら

  1. pattering; sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.)
  2. flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling
  3. scattered; sparse; sporadic
  4. crumbly (e.g. tofu, cheese); loose; non-sticky (e.g. rice)
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