How to say “drizzling” in Japanese
3 phrases · Tourist, Learner, and Local levels · with pronunciation
小雨です。
🔊 Kosame desu
Literally: “It is light rain.”
💡 小雨 = light rain/drizzle
小雨が降っています、傘いるかな。
🔊 Kosame ga futte imasu, kasa iru ka na
Literally: “Light rain is falling, I wonder if I need an umbrella.”
💡 いるかな = I wonder if I need, natural self-talk
霧雨みたいな感じで、気づいたらびしょびしょになってた。
🔊 Kirisame mitai na kanji de, kizuitara bishobisho ni natteta
Literally: “It was like mist-rain, before I knew it I was soaked.”
💡 霧雨 = mist-rain; びしょびしょ = soaking wet onomatopoeia
About these Japanese phrases
These Japanese weather phrases cover three levels of fluency for expressing drizzling conditions. The Tourist phrase is what any beginner can use immediately. The Learner phrase sounds natural in everyday conversation. The Local phrase uses authentic idioms and expressions that native speakers actually use — the kind of phrase that makes locals smile when they hear a foreigner use it.
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