秋雨

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 秋 contributes fall and 雨 rain, forming a word for rain in fall. It is read あきさめ.
• Basic usage: It describes autumn rain falling throughout the day or its sound heard by a window.
  • 細い秋雨が一日中降り、庭の石までしっとり濡れた。

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Reading the compound as a whole
  • The word is read あきさめ, not by simply joining the characters' basic readings.
  • It can also be expressed as the phrase 秋の雨.