降り

fall (as rain), rain, snowfall, rainy/snowy weather

→ 降る
verb Rare #42,627
fall (as rain), rain This is the continuative form of 降る, used here before a verb or in a repeated emphatic expression.
JA: 午後から雨が降りそうです。
EN: It looks like it will rain from this afternoon.
Conjugation of 降る
Indicative
Past
Present
降って降り
Potential future

私が家を出る直前に、小雨が降り始めた。

It started drizzling just before I left the house.

突然雨が激しく降り出した。

It suddenly started raining heavily.

雨は降りに降った。

It rained and rained.

雨が三日間降り続けた。

It rained continuously for three days.

noun Rare #42,628
rain, snowfall, rainy/snowy weather Usually appears in compounds such as 雨降り (rainy weather) and 雪降り (snowfall).
JA: 雨降りの日は家で本を読みます。
EN: I read books at home on rainy days.

ある雨降りの朝、目が覚めてみると有名になっていた。

One rainy morning, I woke up to find myself famous.

この降りでは彼は来ない。

He won't come in this rain.

雨降りの日にはバスで学校にいきますか。

Do you take the bus to school on rainy days?

雪降りの日です。

It's a snowy day.