8 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 1st grade
JLPT exam level N5

rain

Kun'yomi
  • rain ②rainy day ③the November suit (in hanafuda)
  • あま-
  • -さめ
On'yomi

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

あめ 79.9%
あま- 8.2%
8.0%
-さめ 3.9%

Character Breakdown

rain
あめ あま- ウ (1st, N5)

Common Words

rain ②rainy day ③the November suit (in hanafuda)
sound of rainfall
night rain
rainfall ②rainy
long spell of rain
More Words...

References

Unicode hex code 96E8
JIS X 0208 1-17-11
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 5042
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6518
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3561
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 4378
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 2218
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2983
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 422
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 451
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 655
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 759
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 114
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 42210
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 3
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 30
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 30
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 42
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 97
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 69
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 76
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 232
AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III 2.15
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1858
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 429
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 8d0.1
Four corner code 1022.7
De Roo Code 3153