恵み

めぐみ · megumi · JLPT N1 · noun

blessing

🌧️ Noun of 恵む (megumu, to bless): the act of blessing becomes the blessing itself

Rain that nourishes crops is 恵みの雨 (megumi no ame), a blessing rain. The kanji 恵 also appears in 知恵 (chie, wisdom), so both involve grace received.

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