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[かみなり()]
kaminari
noun

Alternate Written Forms:

[いかずち()]
ikazuchi
[いかづち()]
ikaduchi
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[らい()]
rai

English Meaning(s) for 雷

noun
  1. lightning; thunder; thunderbolt
  2. god of thunder; god of lightning
  3. anger; fit of anger

Definition and Synonyms for 雷

Bolt a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
Synonyms: 稲光, 稲妻, 落雷, 迅雷, , 雷光, 雷公, 雷電, 電光, 霹靂, 鳴神

Meanings for each kanji in 雷

» thunder; lightning bolt

Categories 雷 is a member of

Lightning abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
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Sample Sentences for 雷

Kyoko, startled by the lightning, clung onto me.
I saw the house struck by lightning.
The thunder scared the children.
I had hardly walked a mile when it began to thunder.
We had a lot of thunder that summer.

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