ほん
本
ぶ
降
 
り

noun

  1. heavy rainfall, heavy snowfall, steady rainfall, downpour, raining in earnest.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ほん
本
ぶ
降
 
り
本降り ほんぶり

Contained Kanji Breakdown

book, present, main
ホン もと まと (1st, N5)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
descend, precipitate, fall
ふ.る コウ お.りる (6th, N3)
to descend, to come down from heaven, to send down
コウ ゴ お.りる
late, delayed, winter radical (no. 34)
チ しゅう (Kentei 1)
sit or stand astride, (跨 variant)