土砂降り

Etymology
Compound of.

According to some sources, the dosha portion is from adverb, with the spelling used as. According to other sources, the dosha portion is a metaphor for heavy rain.

First appears in texts from the early 1900s.

Compare the 🇨🇬 expressions to, or to and.

Noun

 * 1) a downpour, pelting rain

Usage notes
Unlike the synonyms, doshaburi is only used in reference to rain, and is not used to describe snowfall.

Synonyms

 * : a real rainfall
 * : a big rainfall