Where does “横雨” come from?

横雨 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 雨, from Middle Chinese 雨.

横雨 (Japanese): rain that falls sideways due to wind

Definitions

  1. rain that falls sideways due to wind

Ancestry of “横雨”, step by step

横雨 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 雨

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese雨rain, rainfall; a rainy weather; something...
2Middle Chinese雨—

via Japanese 横

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese横side
2Middle Chinese橫—
Every word from Middle Chinese 雨 →Every word from Japanese 雨 →