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    3. 雷鳴

    雷鳴

    雷らい鳴めい

    thunder

    KMT10News #39+1Ref L2NounNature & EnvironmentKanji Vocab27 strokes

    らいめい

    Noun

    1.
    thunder, thunderclap, crash of thunder

    Stroke 0 / 27

    Speed1.0x

    遠とおくで雷らい鳴めいが聞きこえた。

    I heard thunder in the distance.

    KMT5Nature & EnvironmentWeather & Geography
    激はげしい雷らい鳴めいが轟とどろき、空そらが光ひかった。

    Violent thunder roared and the sky lit up.

    KMT10Nature & EnvironmentWeather & Geography
    雷らい鳴めいが夜よるの静せい寂じゃくを破やぶり、子こ供どもたちは恐きょう怖ふで震ふるえた。

    The thunder broke the silence of the night, and the children trembled with fear.

    KMT10Nature & EnvironmentEmotions & PsychologyWeather & Geography
    夏なつの夕ゆう立だちには、しばしば激はげしい雷らい鳴めいが伴ともなう。

    Summer evening showers are often accompanied by violent thunder.

    KMT10Nature & EnvironmentWeather & Geography
    神しん話わでは、雷らい鳴めいは神かみ々がみの怒いかりの声こえと信しんじられていた。

    In mythology, thunder was believed to be the voice of the gods' wrath.

    KMT10Religion & PhilosophyHistoryNature & Environment

    Kanji that make up this word

    雷
    かみなり・いかずち・いかづち…(1)
    thunder・lightning bolt
    鳴
    な.く・な.る・な.らす…(3)
    chirp・cry・bark・sound・ring…(2)
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