小雨
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 小 | 雨 |
| こ Grade: 1 |
さめ Grade: 1 |
| kun’yomi | |
Etymology
Compound of 小 (ko, “small, light, slight”) + 雨 (same, “rain”).[1][2] The medial -s- may represent epenthesis between two vowels, or it may be cognate with Korean interfix -ᄉ- (-s-) used to mark possession, much like English 's. See also 春雨 (harusame, “spring rain”) and 稲 (shine, “rice”).
Noun
小雨 (hiragana こさめ, rōmaji kosame)
- light rain, drizzle
- 931–938, Wamyō Ruijushō, book 1, page 24:
- 霡霂 兼名苑云、細雨一名霡霂、小雨也、麥木二音、已上本注、和名古佐女
- 931–938, Wamyō Ruijushō, book 1, page 24:
Antonyms
- 大雨 (ōame, “downpour”)
Compounds
- 晴一時小雨 (hare ichiji kosame, “clear, with brief light rain”)
- 小雨決行 (shōu kekkō, “canceled only in case of heavy rain”)
References
- 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- Minamoto, Shitagō; Kyōto Daigaku Bungakubu Kokugogaku Kokubungaku Kenkyūshitu (931–938) Shohon Shūsei Wamyō Ruijushō: Honbunhen (in Japanese), Kyōto: Rinsen, published 1968, →ISBN.
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