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雷 (かみなり) — thunder | JLPT N3 · Nihongo Circle

雷

かみなり

noun

Meanings

1thunder
2lightning
3thunderbolt
4god of thunder
5god of lightning
6anger
7fit of anger

Example sentence

１マイル歩くか歩かないうちに雷が鳴りだした。

I had hardly walked a mile when it began to thunder.

Your sentences

Kanji in this word

雷Thunder, Lightning Bolt13 strokes

More words with 雷

機雷きらい · (sea) mine 雷雨らいう · thunderstorm 地雷じらい · land mine

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