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本降り
Readings

honburi
English
Noun (futsuumeishi)
heavy rainfall, heavy snowfall, steady rainfall, downpour, raining in earnest

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Kanjis
ON: ホン KUN: もと
book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things

Stroke: 5 Grade: 1 JLPT: N4 SKIP: 4-5-3 FC: 5023.3


ON: コウ, ゴ KUN: お.りる, お.ろす, ふ.る, ふ.り, くだ.る, くだ.す
descend, precipitate, fall, surrender

Stroke: 10 Grade: 6 JLPT: N2 SKIP: 1-3-7 FC: 7725.5


Phrases
雨は本降りになってきた。
Parts: (あめ) 本降り (ほんぶり) になる 来る (くる)
The rain came down in earnest.