雷 - N1 Kanji

Meaning of 雷意味

thunder, lightning bolt

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雷 is one of the most commonly used Japanese kanji, and it also has a lot of special readings in addition to the standard onyomi and kunyomi readings.

ONYOMI　音読み

かみなり kaminari
いかずち ikazuchi
いかづち ikazuchi

KUNYOMI　訓読み

ライ rai

Examples

子供達は雷におびえた。

The thunder scared the children.

遠くで雷が鳴ったのが聞こえた。

I heard it thunder in the distance.

雷がその塔に落ちた。

Lightning struck the tower.

彼女は雷をこわがる。

She is frightened of thunder.

その木に雷が落ちた。

The tree was struck by lightning.

雷は金属に落ちやすい。

Lightning is liable to hit metal.

雷が鳴ると、雨が降り始めた。

First it thundered, and then it started to rain.

暴風雨には雷が伴った。

The storm was accompanied with thunder.

この夏は雷が多かった。

We have had a lot of thunder this summer.

雷には稲妻がつきものだ。

Lightning normally accompanies thunder.

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