Kanji 雷 — "Thunder"
Here is what 雷 means, how it is read, what it is built from, and a story that makes "Thunder" stick.
How it is read
らい
the reading borrowed from Chinese — usually appears in compound words
かみなり, いかずち, いかづち
the native Japanese reading — usually appears when the kanji stands alone
How to remember it
Kanji are not random strokes. Learn the parts and the whole becomes easy. Put the parts together into one picture. The stranger it is, the harder it is to forget.
When Rain pours over the Rice Paddy, lightning flashes and Thunder roars across the sky!
- 雨 Rain
The Rain drops are falling outside the window. The stroke at the top is the curtain rail of the window, of course.
- 田 Rice Paddy
Quite clear that it's the shape of a Rice Paddy divided into neat squares.
Words that use 雷
1 of 1 words in the app that contain this kanji — the most common ones first.
- 雷 かみなり thunder, lightning
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