時雨

Japanese JLPT N1 Vocabulary Japanese ★★ 2/5 neutral しぐれshigure
読み しぐれ
ローマ字 shigure
漢字の分解 時 (ji/toki) — time, season; 雨 (u/ame) — rain
発音 /ɕi.ɡɯ.ɾe/

意味

Drizzle; passing shower; light rain falling intermittently in late autumn or early winter. Evokes a melancholy seasonal atmosphere.

A seasonal word (kigo) in haiku poetry, associated with late autumn and early winter. 時雨 captures the feeling of a brief, unpredictable rainfall that comes and goes, and is often used metaphorically in classical literature to describe fleeting emotions, sadness, or the transience of life. The experience of 時雨 is deeply embedded in Japanese aesthetic sensibility.

例文

  1. 晩秋の時雨が古都の石畳を濡らし、物悲しい景色をつくり出した。
  2. 時雨に打たれながら、ひとり帰り道を急いだ。
  3. 遠山に時雨雲が広がり、やがて細かい雨が降り始めた。

使い方ガイド

場面: weather, seasons, classical literature, poetry

トーン: literary

起源と歴史

The word 時雨 appears in classical Japanese literature and poetry since the Heian period. The etymology combines 時 (time, season) and 雨 (rain), suggesting 'seasonal rain' or 'rain of a particular moment.'

文化的背景

時代: Heian

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal

関連フレーズ

余震 Aftershock. A smaller earthquake that occurs in the same region after a larger main earthquake, as the crust adjusts to the stress changes caused by the primary event. 吹雪 Blizzard; snowstorm. A severe weather condition characterised by heavy snowfall combined with strong winds that dramatically reduce visibility. 夕立 Sudden afternoon shower; summer evening squall. A brief, intense rain shower that occurs in the late afternoon or early evening during summer, often accompanied by thunder. 峠 Mountain pass; the highest point of a mountain road; the peak or crisis point of a situation. Used both literally for geography and figuratively for turning points. 紅葉 Autumn leaves; fall foliage; the seasonal reddening and yellowing of deciduous leaves. 群れ Flock; herd; swarm; pack; crowd. A collective group of animals or people moving or gathered together. もや Mist; haze; a thin atmospheric obscuration that reduces visibility without reaching the density of fog. Lighter and more diffuse than 霧. 分水嶺 Watershed; continental divide. A ridge or elevated line that separates river basins flowing in different directions. Figuratively, a decisive turning point or pivotal juncture.
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