How to say hail in Japanese

JLPTN1
霰【あられarare】

noun:

  • hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel ➜ 雹
  • dicing; small cubes - Food term
  • roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.) - abbreviation ➜ 霰餅

Example Sentences

雹がga降るfuruのnoをwo見たmitaことがありますkotogaarimasuかka。
Have you ever seen it hail?
弾丸danganのno降ってfutteくるkuru中nakaをwo行軍kougunしたshita。
We marched under a hail of bullets.
概してgaishiteひょうhyouはha夏natsuにni降るfuru。
As a rule, hail falls in summer.
ひょうhyouがga窓madoにni当たって当tatte音を立てたotowotateta。
The hail cracked the window.
ひょうhyouがga作物sakumotsuにni被害higaiをwo与えたataeta。
The hail harmed the crops.

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