JLPT N3 · Weather

夕立

ゆうだち

evening shower

Stroke order of 夕立

2 characters, 8 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

夕 · 3 strokes立 · 5 strokes

Memory trick

A sudden shower that stands up (立) in the evening (夕).

Parts: 夕 evening + 立 stand

Example sentence

夕立で全部ぬれてしまった。

ゆうだちでぜんぶぬれてしまった。

I got completely soaked in the evening shower.

Words with 夕

夕方evening; dusk 夕飯dinner 夕食dinner 夕日setting sun

Words with 立

立つto stand 立派splendid 私立private (school etc.)目立つto stand out 献立menu; meal plan 独立independence 立場standpoint 組み立てるto assemble

More words: Weather

小雨light rain 梅雨rainy season 嵐storm 暴風windstorm 洪水flood 雪崩avalanche 日差しsunshine 気圧air pressure 降水量rainfall 積もるto pile up 蒸し暑いhumid; muggy

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