土ど砂しゃ降ぶり

ど

しゃ

ぶ

り

Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

noun

downpour; heavy rain; cloudburst

Describes very heavy, pelting rain; often used in weather reports and everyday conversation.

急きゅうに土ど砂しゃ降ぶりになったので、傘かさを買かった。
It suddenly started pouring, so I bought an umbrella.
明日あしたは土

ど

砂しゃ

降ぶ

り

の

予よ

報ほう

が

出で

て

いる

。

The forecast says there will be heavy rain tomorrow.

Written forms

土ど砂しゃ降ぶりUsage64%
ateji (phonetic kanji usage)
Standard kanji spelling; the kanji are ateji (phonetic) and do not carry their literal meanings.
どしゃ降ぶりUsage28%
Mixed kana-kanji spelling; commonly seen in informal writing.
どしゃぶりUsage5%
Kana spelling; natural in casual contexts and avoids the ateji kanji.
ドシャ降ぶりUsage3%
search-only kanji form

Kanji

土soil, earth, ground
砂sand
降descend, precipitate, fall

Similar words

大おお雨あめ
大雨 is a general term for heavy rain, while 土砂降り emphasizes the intensity and pelting nature of a downpour.
豪ごう雨う
豪雨 is a formal or technical term for torrential rain, often used in news reports; 土砂降り is more colloquial.

Etymology

The kanji 土砂 (earth and sand) are ateji used phonetically for どしゃ, which is likely a mimetic element related to the sound of heavy rain. The exact derivation is uncertain.