Japanese

にじ
Meaning: rainbow
Part of Speech: Noun

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Handwriting

虹

Example sentences

The rain stopped, and a beautiful rainbow appeared in the sky.
ほら、あそこに虹が見えるよ。
Look, you can see a rainbow over there.
雨が上がって、きれいな虹が見える。
The rain stopped and a beautiful rainbow appeared.
午後から雨が晴れて、きれいな虹が見えた。
The rain cleared up in the afternoon, and a beautiful rainbow appeared.
嵐が過ぎ去った後、空には虹が架かっていた。
After the storm passed, a rainbow was arched across the sky.
突然の夕立が通り過ぎ、空に虹がかかった。
A sudden evening shower passed by, and a rainbow appeared in the sky.
ほれ、あそこに虹が見えるよ。
Look, you can see a rainbow over there.
すげー!あんなに大きな虹、初めて見た。
Awesome! I've never seen such a big rainbow before.
雨上がりの空に現れた虹は、七色に輝いていた。
The rainbow that appeared in the sky after the rain was shining in seven colors.
雨上がりの空に、きれいな虹がかかった。
A beautiful rainbow appeared in the sky after the rain.

Usage Notes

A multi-colored arc in the sky caused by light hitting water droplets. In Japan, it is commonly seen as having seven colors.

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