In Japanese, "light rain" is 小雨 (kosame). It is a adjective pronounced "koh-sah-meh".
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小雨 is written in kanji. Romanised as kosame, it sounds roughly like "koh-sah-meh" to an English ear.
朝から小雨が降り続いています。
Asa kara kosame ga furitsuzuite imasu.
Light rain has been falling continuously since morning.
Kosame (小雨) means light rain or drizzle. It is gentler than ame (rain) and is often described as a quiet, soft rain that barely needs an umbrella.
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Buy on Steam小雨 is romanised as kosame. Say it roughly like "koh-sah-meh" in English. Each Japanese syllable has even weight, so keep the rhythm steady.
小雨 is a na-adjective or noun-adjective. It is neutral in register and fits naturally in both casual and polite sentences. Add na before a noun, or use desu for a polite predicate.
小雨 is written using kanji. Kanji characters carry the core meaning; any hiragana or katakana that follow show grammatical endings.
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