In Japanese, "rain" is 雨 (ame). It is a adjective pronounced "ah-meh".
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雨 is written in kanji. Romanised as ame, it sounds roughly like "ah-meh" to an English ear.
今日は雨が降っています。傘を持っていきましょう。
Kyou wa ame ga futte imasu. Kasa wo motte ikimashou.
It is raining today. Let's bring an umbrella.
Ame (雨) means rain. Japan has a rainy season called tsuyu in June and July, so this word gets heavy use throughout the year.
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Buy on Steam雨 is romanised as ame. Say it roughly like "ah-meh" in English. Each Japanese syllable has even weight, so keep the rhythm steady.
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.
雨 is written using kanji. Kanji characters carry the core meaning; any hiragana or katakana that follow show grammatical endings.
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