- yuudachi (sudden, heavy) shower (on a summer afternoon or evening), evening shower
A literary and weather-report word for a sudden, heavy summer shower, more specific than 雨.
夕立が来て、洗濯物がびしょ濡れになった。
Yuudachi ga kite, sentakumono ga bishonure ni natta.
A sudden shower came and soaked the laundry.
夏の夕立の後、虹が出た。
Natsu no yuudachi no ato, niji ga deta.
After a summer evening shower, a rainbow appeared.
⚖️ Not to be confused with 梅雨 (tsuyu), which is the rainy season, not a single shower.
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