雷 (lightning bolt, thunder) - Kanji Codex

雷

lightning bolt, thunder

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ライ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

いかずちいかづちかみなり

Stroke Order

13 / 13

Information

Grade:8

Strokes:13

JLPT:1

Frequency:1491

Vocabulary

ライ

Word	Reading	Meaning
機雷	キライ	(sea) mine
地雷	ジライ	land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; taboo topic; trigger; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap; pitfall
雷雨	ライウ	thunderstorm; thundershower
魚雷	ギョライ	torpedo
雷鳴	ライメイ	thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
雷	かみなり	lightning; thunder; thunderbolt; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
雷雲	かみなりぐも	thundercloud
雷雲	いかずちぐも	thundercloud
仕掛け地雷	しかけじらい	booby trap
疾風迅雷	しっぷうじんらい	with lightning speed

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