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Definition and meaning of - かみなり in Japanese

かみなり
kaminari

N4

1.thunder, lightning

Noun

雷が こわいです。
Lightning is scary.
かみなり
kaminari

N4

1.a natural phenomenon with lightning and thunder.

Noun

昨夜、雷が鳴りました。
Last night, there was thunder.
雷が怖いです。雷が大好きです。
I am afraid of thunder. I love thunder.
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2.deity associated with thunder and lightning.

Noun

雷が鳴ると、神様が雷を打つと言われています。
It is said that when thunder roars, it is the god striking lightning.
雷は神様の怒りを表すと考えられています。
Thunder is believed to represent the anger of the gods.
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3.a sudden outburst of anger.

Noun

彼は雷を感じて怒り出した。
He felt a fit of anger and started to get angry.
雷が鳴ると彼はすぐ怒る。
When thunder roars, he quickly gets angry.
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4.a sudden flash of light in the sky.

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雷が空に現れた。
Lightning appeared in the sky.
雷が恐ろしい音を鳴らす。
Lightning makes a terrifying sound.
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らいう雷雨
rai-u

N4

1.storm with thunder and lightning.

Noun

昨夜、激しい雷雨がありました。
There was a severe thunderstorm last night.
雷雨の中、外出は危険です。
It is dangerous to go out in a thunderstorm.
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2.storm with thunder and lightning.

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昨夜、激しい雷雨がありました。
There was a severe thunderstorm last night.
雷雨の中、外出は危険です。
It is dangerous to go out in a thunderstorm.
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らいめい雷鳴
raimei

N4

1.the loud sound of thunder.

Noun

雷鳴が聞こえる。 (I can hear the thunder.)
I can hear the thunder.
雷鳴が怖い。 (I am scared of thunder.)
I am scared of thunder.
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らいうん雷雲
raiun

N4

1.a cloud that produces thunder.

Noun

雷雲が空に現れた。
Thunderclouds appeared in the sky.
雷雲が近づいている。
Thunderclouds are approaching.
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[らいちょう]雷鳥
raichou

N4

1.a type of grouse, specifically the ptarmigan.

Noun

雷鳥は日本の高山地帯に生息する。
Ptarmigans inhabit high mountain areas in Japan.
雷鳥は美しい白い羽毛を持つ。
Ptarmigans have beautiful white feathers.
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2.a bird that lives in rocky areas.

Wikipedia definition

雷鳥は、日本の高山地帯に生息する鳥です。
The Rock Ptarmigan is a bird that inhabits high mountain areas in Japan.
雷鳥は、夏は茶色で、冬は白くなります。
Rock Ptarmigans are brown in the summer and turn white in the winter.
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はなび

花火

hanabi

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かみなり
かみなり
雷雨 らいう
雷鳴 らいめい
雷雲 らいうん
雷鳥 [らいちょう]

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