雨
あめ · ame · JLPT N5 · noun
rain
🌧️☔ 雨 = drops falling inside a window frame; ame sounds like ah, meh — rain again
Etymology: 雨 is a pictograph — the top stroke is the sky, the frame is a cloud, and the four dots are raindrops. The reading ame matches the sigh ah, meh you let out when rain cancels your plans.
雨 — pictograph: sky 一 + cloud 冂 + four water drops
雨 is a pictograph showing rain falling from a cloud under the sky. The top horizontal stroke represents the sky, the enclosing shape depicts a cloud, and the four small strokes inside are falling raindrops. Its meaning 'rain' has stayed consistent since oracle bone script.