雷

thunder

Stroke count: 13

Readings

On readingライ

Kun readingかみなり、いかずち、いかづち

Jōyō Grade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

thunderRtK
彼の家に雷が落ちた。His house was struck by lightning.tatoeba
突然の雷で彼は目を覚ました。A sudden crack of thunder broke his sleep.tatoeba
lightning bolt

lightning
thunderbolt
god of thunder
god of lightning

Synonyms

Radicals and components

Radical雨rain

Components

How it's built

雷

Mnemonic (RtK)

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

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

Compound words

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

sudden peal of thunder

雷鈷らいこ

ground stone tool from the late Jomon period

yi (hexagram 27 of the I Ching: the corners of the mouth)

yu (hexagram 16 of the I Ching: enthusiasm)

澤雷隨たくらいずい

sui (hexagram 17 of the I Ching: following)

火雷噬嗑からいぜいごう

shi he (hexagram 21 of the I Ching: biting through)

violent thunder and fierce wind

天雷无妄てんらいむぼう

wu wang (hexagram 25 of the I Ching: innocence)

Kun Reading Examples

私は突然の雷にびっくりした。かみなり

I was surprised at the sudden thunder.tatoeba

私はその家に雷が落ちるのを見た。かみなり

I saw the house struck by lightning.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は怒って雷を落とした。

He snarled out his anger.tatoeba

彼は地雷の上を運転して、彼のジープは爆裂した。

He drove over a land mine and his jeep blew up.tatoeba

Stroke Order

13 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 雷

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step