How to say “heavy rain” in Japanese
3 phrases · Tourist, Learner, and Local levels · with pronunciation
大雨です。
🔊 Ōame desu
Literally: “It is heavy rain.”
💡 大雨 = heavy rain
大雨で外に出られません。
🔊 Ōame de soto ni deraremasen
Literally: “It's heavy rain, can't go outside.”
💡 出られない = cannot go out, natural
土砂降りで傘も役に立たないくらいですよ！
🔊 Doshaburi de kasa mo yaku ni tatanai kurai desu yo!
Literally: “It's a downpour so bad even an umbrella is useless!”
💡 役に立たない = useless; くらい = to the degree that
About these Japanese phrases
These Japanese weather phrases cover three levels of fluency for expressing heavy rain 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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