Illustration: At the entrance to a neighborhood bicycle parking area, a commuter opens an umbrella as rain falls steadily around them. Individual drops are visible descending beyond the roof edge and breaking into small splashes on the umbrella and pavement.

JLPT N5verbLevel estimated by Bebop

降ふる

furu

to fall (of rain or snow)

Example sentences

  1. シカゴのあたりでは雨あめが降ふっていました。

    It was raining around Chicago.

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  2. １月いちがつは雪ゆきが降ふる。

    We have snow in January.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 雪ゆきが降ふりそうだ。

    It looks like snow.

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Kanji in 降

  • 降descend; precipitateOnコウ・ゴKunおりる・おろす・ふる

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