Vocab Info
N2 Noun
霰hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm), graupel, dicing, small cubes, roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
Dictionary Definition
Noun
1.
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm), graupel
Usually written using kana alone,See Also:
Noun
2.
dicing, small cubes
Usually written using kana alone, Food, cookingNoun
3.
roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
All Forms
霰 【あられ】
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ら
れ
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霰の粒は雪の粒よりも大きいです。
The grains of sleet are larger than the grains of snow. {hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm), graupel, dicing, small cubes, roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)}
直径5ミリ未満が霰で5ミリ以上が雹です。
The diameter less than 5 millimeters is sleet and 5 millimeters or more is hail. {hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm), graupel, dicing, small cubes, roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)}
雲の中で水滴が凍りついて地上に落ちてくるものが霰だ。
Hail is what forms when water droplets freeze in the clouds and fall to the ground. {hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm), graupel, dicing, small cubes, roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)}
今日は霰が降った。その上雷も鳴った。天の神が怒っているようだ。
Hail fell today. Moreover, there was also thunder. It seems like the god of the sky is angry. {hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm), graupel, dicing, small cubes, roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)}
果たして霰に降られてしまった車のボディは傷ついていないだろうか…?!
I wonder if the body of the car that was unfortunately caught in the hailstorm is undamaged...?! {hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm), graupel, dicing, small cubes, roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)}
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