小雨
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[edit] Japanese
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| 小 | 雨 | ||||||
[edit] Etymology
Compound of ko (“‘small, light, slight’”) and same (“‘rain’”). The medial -s- either represents epenthesis between two vowels or, more likely, is a reflex of an older form of the word ame (“‘rain’”) only maintained in fossilized compounds. See also harusame (“‘spring rain’”) and shine (“‘rice’”).
[edit] Noun
小雨 (hiragana こさめ, romaji kosame)
- light rain, drizzle
- 934-938: Wamyō Ruijushō (book 1 page 24)
- 霡霂 兼名苑云、細雨一名霡霂、小雨也、麥木二音、已上本注、和名古佐女
[edit] Antonyms
- 大雨 (おおあめ, ōame), “‘downpour’”).
[edit] Compounds
- 晴一時小雨 (hare ichiji kosame): clear, with brief light rain
- 小雨決行 (shōu kekkō): canceled only in case of heavy rain
[edit] References
- Minamoto, Shitagō; Kyōto Daigaku Bungakubu Kokugogaku Kokubungaku Kenkyūshitu [931-938] (1968). Shohon Shūsei Wamyō Ruijushō: Honbunhen (in Japanese). Kyōto: Rinsen. ISBN 4-653-00507-9.
[edit] Mandarin
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[edit] Noun
小雨 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin xiǎoyǔ)
- light rain