Entry
  1. Noun

    welcome rain; beneficial rain; blessed rain; rain that comes after a drought

    慈雨があれば草木は生き返るでしょう。
    The plants will revive after a good rain.

Also written 滋雨【じう】

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Characters in this word

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mercy

Kun
いつく.しむ
On
Strokes
13
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1811 of 2500
Radical
heart
WaniKani
Level 51

Built from

Used in names as

しげちかめぐみよし

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
2-3-10, 2-9-4SKIP code
2o11.1The Kanji Dictionary
8033.3Four corner code
958deroo
6148Unicode hex code
1-27-92JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
612Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1924New Nelson (John Haig)
2339New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2949Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1515Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2053Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1389Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1490Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1829A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2701Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1194Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
10980PMorohashi
1328A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1547Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1649Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1309Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1624Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1778Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
794Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1401Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ci2Pinyin reading
jaKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
51WaniKani level
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rain

Kun
あめあま--さめ
On
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
950 of 2500
Radical
rain
WaniKani
Level 5

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
4-8-1SKIP code
8d0.1The Kanji Dictionary
1022.7Four corner code
3153deroo
96e8Unicode hex code
1-17-11JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5042Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6518New Nelson (John Haig)
3561New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4378Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2218Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2983Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
422Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
451Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
655A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
759Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
114Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
42210Morohashi
3A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
30Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
30Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
42sakade
97Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
69henshall3
76Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
232Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.15busy_people
1858Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
429Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yu3, yu4Pinyin reading
uKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
5WaniKani level