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雷 — 13 strokes ／ Radical「雨」

道
4Junior high level ／ 13 strokes ／ Radical「雨」
On
ライらい · rai
Kun
かみなり・いかずち・いかづちkaminari · ikazuchi · ikazuchi
Meaning
thunder

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

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

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onライらいrai雷雨らいう雷名らいめい魚雷ぎょらい
Kunかみなりkaminari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

More words with this kanji

  • 疾風迅雷しっぷうじんらい
  • 雷霆らいてい
  • 雷鳴らいめい
  • 雷かみなり

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

夕方(ゆうがた)に雷(かみなり)が鳴(な)った。

Thunder rumbled in the evening.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

落雷雷雨雷落to fal…雨rain需demand震quake霧fog露dew雫drop頼rely…礼courte…来to com…狸raccoo…莉used…
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Compound

Map of radical 雨Map of reading ライAll maps

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