Keyword
thunder
Info
FrequencyTop 1000-1100
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel 4
Heisig454
Readings
らい
(41%)
Composed of
rain
rice field
Used in kanji (2 in total)
bud (plants, mushrooms not yet opened)
mash
Used in vocabulary (95 in total)
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
lightning strike; thunderbolt; bolt of lightning; to strike (lightning); to be struck by lightning
being struck by lightning; torpedo attack
to be struck by lightning; to be yelled at (by someone of higher status); to be scolded harshly
god of thunder
to step on a landmine; to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of worms
thunderstruck; hit by a thunderbolt; struck by lightning
thunderstorm
heavy thunder
thundercloud
distant thunder
(sea) mine
thunder and lightning
flash of lightning; fire caused by lightning
sudden peal of thunder; thunderclap
depth charge
brontosaurus; apatosaurus
(in Chinese mythology) beast which descends from the sky with a thunderbolt
detonator; percussion cap
torpedo; (sea) mine; underwater mine
to scold severely; to thunder against; to give someone hell
ptarmigan (Lagopus muta, esp. the Japanese ptarmigan, Lagopus muta japonica); grouse
following blindly
anti-personnel land mine
thunder; god of thunder
fame; renown; great name
sound of thunder; large, thunderous voice
spring thunder
hundred thunderclaps
thunder; god of thunder
following blindly; following suit without reflection
outbreak of thunder
blotched snakehead (Channa maculata); northern snakehead (Channa argus)
suspicion that something is inferior (game, product, etc.)
raigan (Omphalia lapidescens); parasitic fungus which grows on bamboo, used in Chinese medicine
thunder on a clear day; lightning that starts a fire
frontal thunderstorm
to be struck by lightning
lightning rod; lightning conductor; lightning arrester; charm that protects one from lightning
snarling old man; irascible old man
kisslip cuttlefish (Sepia lycidas)
cyclonic thunder-storm
things to fear: earthquakes, thunder, fires and, most of all, fathers
following blindly; following suit without reflection
volcanic thunderstorm
heat thunderstorm
mercury fulminate
sudden and violent thunder
winter thunder; thunderstorm accompanying a cold front
violent thunder and fierce wind; rapidly changing situation; swift action
sailfin sandfish (Arctoscopus japonicus); Japanese sandfish
following blindly; following suit without reflection
thunder on a clear day; lightning that starts a fire
ground stone tool from the late Jomon period
things to fear: earthquakes, thunder, fires and, most of all, fathers
mercury fulminate
vrooming motorcycle gangs; noisy biker gangs; reckless motorcycle riders; (lit.) thunder tribe
hazel grouse (Bonasa bonasia)
lightning strike; lightning bolt
artificial lightning
upper-atmospheric lightning; upper-atmospheric discharge
thunder accompanied by rain; lightning that does not start a fire
willow ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus); red grouse
black grouse (Tetrao tetrix); blackcock (male black grouse); greyhen (female black grouse)
greater prairie chicken (Tympanuchus cupido)
Examples (45 in total)
We had a lot of thunder that summer.
My dog is afraid of thunder.
We have had a lot of thunder this summer.