小雨

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Chinese

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small; tiny; few
small; tiny; few; young
 
rain
trad. (小雨)
simp. #(小雨)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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小雨

  1. light rain

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
さめ
Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Etymology

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Compound of (ko, small, light, slight) +‎ (same, rain).[1][2] The medial -s- may represent epenthesis between two vowels, or it may be cognate with Korean interfix (-s-) used to mark possession, much like English 's. See also 春雨 (harusame, spring rain) and (shine, rice).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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()(さめ) (kosame

  1. light rain, drizzle

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References

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  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN