稲いな光びかり

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Meanings

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noun

lightning; flash of lightning

Refers to a visible flash of lightning, often used in literary or descriptive contexts. More poetic than 雷 (かみなり), which can also mean thunder.

遠とおくで稲いな光びかりが走はしった。
Lightning flashed in the distance.

稲いな光びかりが一いっ瞬しゅん、夜よ空ぞらを照てらした。

A flash of lightning lit up the night sky for an instant.

Usage patterns

稲いな光びかりが走はしるfor lightning to flash (across the sky)
空そらに稲いな光びかりが走はしった。
Lightning flashed across the sky.
稲いな光びかりがするfor there to be a flash of lightning
遠とおくで稲いな光びかりがした。
There was a flash of lightning in the distance.

Kanji

稲rice plant
光ray, light

Related words

稲いな妻ずまN1
稲妻 and 稲光 both mean a flash of lightning and are nearly interchangeable, though 稲妻 is slightly more common in casual speech.
雷かみなりN4
雷 is the everyday word covering both thunder and lightning, while 稲光 refers only to the visible flash and sounds more literary.
電でん光こう
電光 is a more formal or technical term for a lightning flash, often used in set phrases, whereas 稲光 has a softer, poetic feel.

Counted with

回かいN4
Used when counting occurrences or flashes of lightning; there is no fixed object counter for 稲光.

Etymology

Compound of 稲 (いな, 'rice plant') and 光 (ひかり, 'light'). The connection to rice is uncertain; one theory suggests lightning was seen as a sign of a good harvest, but the exact derivation is unclear.