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閃電 (せんでん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

閃せん電でん

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Meanings

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noun

flash of lightning

Literary or poetic term for a lightning flash; in everyday speech 稲妻 (いなずま) or 雷光 (らいこう) are more common.

閃せん電でんが夜よ空ぞらを裂さいた。
A flash of lightning tore across the night sky.

Kanji

閃flash, brandish
電electricity

Similar words

稲いな妻ずま
Common word for lightning or a lightning flash; 閃電 is a more literary, less frequent synonym.
雷らい光こう
Another literary term for a lightning flash, similar in register to 閃電.

Etymology

Composed of 閃 (flash, flicker) and 電 (electricity, lightning). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning 'flash of lightning'.