かみなり

Thunder, lightning

N3noun·kaminari

How to remember it

雷 = 神 (god) + 鳴る (to sound) — 'the gods' rumbling'; also a flash of lightning.

Example sentences

  • 雷が鳴って、雨が降り出した。

    かみなりがなって、あめがふりだした。

    Thunder rumbled and it started to rain.

  • 雷に注意してください。

    かみなりにちゅういしてください。

    Please be careful of the lightning.

Usage

Covers both thunder (sound) and lightning (flash); often with 鳴る or 撃たれる.

Related words

稲妻鳴る光る

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