TopicTyphoon & storms
豪雨
gou · /ɡoː.u/Recordings stay in your browser and are never uploaded.
noun
a sudden heavy rainfall
Typhoons often bring hours of continuous downpour.
Examples
突然の豪雨で地下鉄の入口が浸水しました。
A sudden downpour flooded the subway entrance.
豪雨の間、私たちは屋根の下で待ちました。
We waited under a roof during the downpour.
豪雨は日没直前に止みました。
The downpour stopped just before sunset.
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