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雷

thunder
Stroke count: 13

Readings

On readingライ
Kun readingかみなり、いかずち、いかづち
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. thunderRtK
  2. lightning bolt

Radicals and components

Radical雨rainComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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rain (雨) · weather · rice field (田) · brains

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 454

Compound words

機雷きらい
(sea) mine
魚雷ぎょらい
torpedo
地雷じらい
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; taboo topic; trigger
雷雨らいう
thunderstorm; thundershower
雷鳴らいめい
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
落雷らくらい
lightning strike; lightning bolt

Stroke Order

13 strokes

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