Japanese word

降り出す

Pronunciation

Romajifuridasu

Meaning

  • verbstart raining

Example

急に雨が降り出します。kyū ni ame ga fu ri da shi ma su

It suddenly starts raining.

Illustration for 降り出す (start raining)

More examples

帰り道で雪が降り出しました。kae ri michi de yuki ga fu ri da shi ma shi ta

It started snowing on my way home.

Core concept

降り出す (furidasu) focuses on the moment when precipitation starts falling rather than on the falling itself.

Common phrases

  • 雨が降り出すame ga fu ri da su

    start raining

  • 雪が降り出すyuki ga fu ri da su

    start snowing

Similar words

降り始めるfurihajimeru: To begin falling as rain or snow without necessarily suggesting a sudden change.
降るfuru: To fall from the sky as rain or snow without focusing on when it begins.

Definition in Japanese

それまで降っていなかった雨や雪が降り始める。so re ma de fu tte i na ka tta ame ya yuki ga fu ri haji me ru

Word origin

降り出す (furidasu) is formed from the verb 降る (furu, "fall") and 出す (dasu, "begin doing"), with 出す marking the start of the action.

Usage tips

  • In everyday weather talk, 降り出す (furidasu) describes a change from dry weather to falling rain or snow.

Other meanings

  • start snowingverb

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