“Downpour” in Japanese
Short answer
Downpour in Japanese is “土砂降り” (doshaburi). Full meaning: downpour, pouring rain, heavy rain, pelting rain, cloudburst.
Other ways to say “Downpour” in Japanese
雨下
uka raining, downpour
ザーザー降り
zaazaaburi downpour, drenching rain
大雨
ooame heavy rain, torrential rainfall, downpour
鉄砲雨
teppouame pelting rain, torrential rain, downpour
豪雨
gouu torrential rain, heavy rain, cloudburst, downpour
本降り
honburi heavy rainfall, heavy snowfall, steady rainfall, downpour, raining in earnest
篠突く雨
shinotsukuame pelting rain, pouring rain, driving rain, downpour
大あめ
ooame heavy rain, torrential rainfall, downpour
おおあめ
ooame heavy rain, torrential rainfall, downpour
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