雷かみなり

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Common wordJLPTN4Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

Refers to the natural phenomenon of lightning and the accompanying thunder; often used as a single concept.

Related words· 6

稲いな妻ずまN1sense 1
稲妻 refers specifically to the visible flash of lightning, while 雷 covers the whole phenomenon of lightning and thunder together.
雷らい鳴めい sense 1
雷鳴 is a formal, literary word emphasizing the rumbling sound of thunder, whereas 雷 is the everyday word for the whole lightning-and-thunder event.
落らく雷らい sense 1
落雷 is a more technical term for a lightning strike hitting the ground or an object, while 雷 is the general, everyday word for lightning/thunder.
ライトニング
雷 is the everyday native Japanese word for lightning/thunder, while ライトニング is an English loanword mainly seen in technical, stylistic, or product-name contexts.

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稲いな光びかりN1
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
雷 refers to the whole thunder-and-lightning phenomenon, whereas 電光 specifically denotes the visible flash of lightning.

Word family· 8

水みず雷がみなり
thunder with rain; rain thunder · lightning without fire; non-igniting lightning
日ひ雷がみなり
thunder on a clear day; thunder from a blue sky · lightning that starts a fire; fire-causing lightning
雷かみなり様さま
thunder; god of thunder
カミナリイカ
kisslip cuttlefish; Sepia lycidas