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Weather & Climate

さぁっと

saatto

Rain sweeping in suddenly

Rain arriving in a sudden, sweeping curtain that moves across the landscape. A dramatic onset of rainfall.

💡Used for sudden rain sweeping across a field, a squall arriving, or rain that starts without warning.

Example

山の向こうからさぁっと雨が近づいてきた。

Rain came sweeping in from beyond the mountains.

Quiz yourself

___ the rain swept across the valley toward us.

谷の向こうから___と雨が近づいてきた。

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