雨 — rain
あめ
雨
rain
Grade 1
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
8 strokes
nature
U+96E8
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #950
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #422
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
Radical #173
Meanings
- rain
word
あめ ame Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
う u On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
あま ama Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
Jukujikun Jukujikun Jukujikun (熟字訓) — special readings where the pronunciation applies to the whole compound word rather than individual kanji. The reading cannot be split per character.
Components
Atomic component This kanji has no further breakdown — it's a primitive building block used to compose others.