雷（かみなり）
JLPT N5 · noun
Pitch accent: nakadaka (middle-high) — pitch drops after mora 3
Meaning: thunder
Example sentences
- 夏の夕方、雷が鳴った。 — Thunder rumbled one summer evening.
- 雷が怖くて、子供が泣いた。 — The child cried because the thunder scared them.
Idioms & proverbs containing “雷”
- 地震雷火事親父 (じしんかみなりかじおやじ) — things to fear: earthquakes, thunder, fires and, most of all, fathers
- 疾風迅雷 (しっぷうじんらい) — with lightning speed
- 付和雷同 (ふわらいどう) — following blindly; following suit without reflection
- 迅雷風烈 (じんらいふうれつ) — violent thunder and fierce wind; rapidly changing situation; swift action
- 雷が落ちる (かみなりがおちる) — to be struck by lightning
- 地雷を踏む (じらいをふむ) — to step on a landmine
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See it used in real works
- Example sentences from Japanese novels & web fiction (Massif)
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