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Meaning of 雷 in Japanese
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雷JLPT 3
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Kana Readingかみなり, いかずち, いかづち, らい
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Romajikaminari, ikazuchi, ikazuchi, rai
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Word Senses
Examples of 雷, かみなり, いかずち, いかづち, らい in a sentence
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カミナリが光ったその後【くわばらくわばら】と唱えたもしくは、唱える人を見たことがあるだろう。
I expect you've chanted "kuwabara kuwabara" after a lightning flash, or have seen somebody do so.
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They say the gods smite evil with thunderbolts.
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Kyoko, startled by the lightning, clung onto me.
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The thunder frightened the students.
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Lightning is liable to hit metal.
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雷は科学的に説明されているから、雷が人間に対する神の怒りだなどとは人々はもう信じていない。だから、雷も以前ほど恐ろしいものではなくなってきている。
Thunder has been explained scientifically, and people no longer believe it is a sign that the gods are angry with them, so thunder, too, is a little less frightening.