くろ
黒
　
い
あめ
雨

expression, noun

  1. black rain, heavily polluted, radioactive rain sometimes following an atmospheric nuclear explosion (esp. that of Hiroshima).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
くろ
黒
　
い
あめ
雨
 黒い雨 くろいあめ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

black
くろ　コク (2nd, N4)
ri, village, parent's home
さと　リ　さ (2nd)
rice field, rice paddy
た　デン　たん (1st, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ　カ
rain
あめ　あま-　ウ (1st, N5)