Kanji

雷

thunder, lightning bolt

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

13 strokes

Radical

雨部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ライ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

かみなり, いかずち, いかづち

Nanori (Name Reading)

あずま, いかずち

Common Readings

ライ, かみなり

Example sentences

かみなり
遠くで雷が鳴っている。

Thunder is rumbling in the distance.

びっくり びっくり
突然の雷にびっくりした。

I was startled by the sudden thunder.

雷鳴 らいめい
遠くの方から雷鳴が聞こえてきた。

A rumble of thunder could be heard from far away.

轟く とどろく
雷鳴が空に轟いた。

The thunder roared in the sky.

地雷 じらい
うっかり彼女の地雷を踏んでしまい、怒らせてしまった。

I accidentally stepped on her sore spot and made her angry.

雷神 らいじん
俵屋宗達の「風神雷神図屏風」は非常に有名だ。

Tawaraya Sotatsu's 'Wind and Thunder Gods' folding screen is very famous.

トール トール
トールは北欧神話に登場する最強の雷神である。

Thor is the strongest thunder god who appears in Norse mythology.

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