漢字道KANJIDO

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4Junior high level13 strokesRadical
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ライ
Kun
かみなり・いかずち・いかづち
Meaning
thunder

Origin

ORIGIN

雨 "rain" with a rumbling shape: the roar in the sky — thunder.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

ライ雷雨・雷名・魚雷
かみなり

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 雷雨らいう

    thunderstorm

  • 落雷らくらい

    lightning strike

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

夕方に雷が鳴った。

Thunder rumbled in the evening.

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