霹へき靂れきへきれきFreq.FrequencyTop 100,000じ字FuriganaAudioMeanings1nounthunderclap; bolt of lightningRefers to a sudden, loud thunderclap. Commonly used in the set phrase 青天の霹靂 (a bolt from the blue) to describe a sudden, unexpected event.突とつ然ぜん、霹へき靂れきが轟とどろいた。Break this sentence down in the analyzerSuddenly, a thunderclap roared.その知しらせは青せい天てんの霹へき靂れきだった。Break this sentence down in the analyzerThe news was a bolt from the blue.Expressions青せい天てんの霹へき靂れきa bolt out of the blue; a sudden and surprising event