霧雨|きりさめkirisame[0]heiban (flat)

1. noundrizzle; light rain

• Synonym細雨さいうWrittenSino-Japanese word for fine rain, a written/formal-prose term seen mostly in poetry.
• Related小雨こさめNeutralBroader than 「霧雨」: any rain that is light in amount, so the drops need not be as fine as mist.
• Relatedぬか雨ぬかあめNeutralAlmost identical to 「霧雨」: rain as fine as rice bran, with a slightly softer feel.
• Related煙雨えんうWrittenPoetic term for fine rain in misty haze; written/formal prose, mostly in poetry.
• Related小糠雨こぬかあめNeutralExtremely fine rain, the same kind of word as 「ぬか雨」, with a lyrical touch.
• Related微雨びうWrittenWritten/formal-prose word for faint, light rain; used very rarely.
• Antonym大雨おおあめNeutralHeavy rain, the opposite of rain as fine as mist.
• Antonym豪雨ごううNeutralTorrential, pouring rain; often used in disaster reporting, the opposite of fine rain.

For rain as fine as mist, use 「霧雨」; for light rain in general, 「小雨」 is the everyday word. 「ぬか雨」 is a softer near-equivalent, 「小糠雨」 a lyrical one, and 「細雨」「煙雨」「微雨」 belong to written or poetic prose. For heavy rain, use 「大雨」 or, in disaster reports, 「豪雨」.

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1. 非常ひじょうに細こまかい雨あめ。