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)
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