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N2 Noun

(あられ)hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm), graupel, dicing, small cubes, roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)

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    1. Noun

      1. 1.

        hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm), graupel

        Usually written using kana alone,

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      2. 2.

        dicing, small cubes

        Usually written using kana alone, Food, cooking
      3. 3.

        roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)

        Abbreviation, Usually written using kana alone,

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    霰 【あられ】

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      (あられ)(つぶ)(ゆき)(つぶ)よりも(おお)きいです。

      Hail grains are larger than snow grains.

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      直径(ちょっけい)()ミリ未満(みまん)(あられ)()ミリ以上(いじょう)(ひょう)です。

      Graupel is anything less than 5mm in diameter, and hailstones are anything over 5mm.

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      (くも)(なか)水滴(すいてき)(こお)りついて地上(ちじょう)()ちてくるものが(あられ)だ。

      Hail is what forms when water droplets freeze in the clouds and fall to the ground.

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      今日(きょう)(あられ)()った。その(うえ)(かみなり)()った。(てん)(かみ)(おこ)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.

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      ()たして(あられ)()られてしまった(くるま)のボディは(きず)ついていないだろうか…?!

      I wonder if the body of the car that was hit by the hail was damaged...?

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