雷らい獣じゅう

noun

thunder beast; mythical creature that descends with lightning

A mythological beast from Chinese folklore said to ride a thunderbolt down from the sky. Rare in everyday Japanese; mainly encountered in discussions of mythology or fantasy.

• 中ちゅう国ごくの神しん話わでは、雷らい獣じゅうは雷かみなりとともに空そらから降おりてくると言いわれている。

  In Chinese mythology, the thunder beast is said to descend from the sky with a thunderbolt.