| Kanji | Hiragana |
|---|---|
| 雷 | かみなり |
Pronunciation: kaminari
How to Say It Outloud: kah-mee-nah-ree
Usage: Use to refer to the natural phenomenon of lightning or thunder.
Example Sentence Japanese:
昨日の夜、激しい雷が鳴りました。
昨日の夜、激しい雷が鳴りました。Example Sentence English:There was a severe lightning strike last night.
There was a severe lightning strike last night.| Kanji | Hiragana |
|---|---|
| 稲妻 | いなずま |
Pronunciation: inazuma
How to Say It Outloud: ee-nah-zoo-mah
Usage: Use to specifically refer to a lightning bolt or flash of lightning.
Example Sentence Japanese:稲妻が空を走っているのが見えました。
稲妻が空を走っているのが見えました。Example Sentence English:I saw lightning bolts streaking across the sky.
I saw lightning bolts streaking across the sky.Dictionary
雷かみなりCommon wordjlpt-n3jlpt-n1
Noun- lightning; thunder; thunderbolt
- god of thunder; god of lightning
- anger; fit of anger
- Lightning
稲妻いなずまCommon word
Noun- lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
電光でんこうCommon word
Noun- lightning
- electric illumination; light from an electric source
- Aichi S1A
稲光いなびかりjlpt-n1
Noun- (flash of) lightning
電光石火でんこうせっか
NounNoun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
- flash; instant; lightning (speed)
電撃的でんげきてき
Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)- sudden; lightning; immediate; shocking
落雷らくらい
NounSuru verb
Intransitive verb
- lightning strike; lightning bolt
- Thunderbolt
雷光らいこう
Noun- lightning
蛍ほたるCommon word
Noun- firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
- Firefly
ライトニングライトニング
Noun- lightning
雷除けかみなりよけ
Noun- lightning rod; lightning conductor; lightning arrester
- charm that protects one from lightning
電影でんえい
Noun- movie; film
- lightning
脱兎だっと
NounNoun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
- (metaphor for) something unusually fast; fleeing hare
襲雷しゅうらい
Noun- lightning strike; lightning bolt
突貫とっかん
NounSuru verb
Intransitive verb
- charging (at the enemy) with a shout; rush
Suru verb
Intransitive verb
- rushing (an activity); working at full speed
Suru verb
Intransitive verb
- penetration; piercing
避雷針ひらいしん
Noun- lightning rod
- Lightning rod
桑原桑原くわばらくわばら
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)- knock on wood; touch wood; heaven forbid; God help me; absit omen!
紫電しでん
Noun- purple lightning; flash; swordflash
- Shiden
球電きゅうでん
Noun- ball lightning
- Ball lightning
雷電らいでん
Noun- thunder and lightning
- Raiden
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