Keyword
thunder
Info
FrequencyTop 1000-1100
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel 4
Heisig454
Readings
らい
(55%)
Composed of
rain
rice field
Used in kanji (2 in total)
bud (plants, mushrooms not yet opened)
mash
Used in vocabulary (126 in total)
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
lightning strike; lightning bolt
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; torpedo attack
to be struck by lightning; to be yelled at (by someone of higher status); to be scolded harshly
god of thunder; Raijin (god of thunder)
thunderstorm; thundershower
thunder; lightning
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
heavy thunder
thundercloud
(sea) mine
distant thunder
thunder and lightning
sudden peal of thunder; thunderclap
flash of lightning; fire caused by lightning
lightning; thunder; thunderbolt
depth charge
beast which descends from the sky with a thunderbolt (in Chinese mythology)
roaring thunder; loud thunder; thunderclap
brontosaurus; apatosaurus
detonator; primer; percussion cap
to scold severely; to thunder against; to give someone hell
torpedo; (sea) mine; underwater mine
anti-personnel land mine
ptarmigan (Lagopus muta, esp. the Japanese ptarmigan, Lagopus muta japonica); grouse
violent thunder; fierce lightning; thunder and lightning
following blindly
fame; renown; great name
thunder; god of thunder
hundred thunderclaps
sound of thunder; large, thunderous voice
spring thunder
following blindly; following suit without reflection
thunder; god of thunder
human torpedo; manned torpedo; suicide submarine
snarling old man; irascible old man
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
kisslip cuttlefish (Sepia lycidas)
striking a naval mine; hitting an underwater mine
volcanic thunderstorm
mercury fulminate
cyclonic thunder-storm
heat thunderstorm
following blindly; following suit without reflection
things to fear: earthquakes, thunder, fires and, most of all, fathers
lightning surge
sudden and violent thunder
violent thunder; fierce lightning; thunder and lightning
winter thunder; thunderstorm accompanying a cold front
wu wang (hexagram 25 of the I Ching: innocence)
fulminic acid
upper-atmospheric lightning; upper-atmospheric discharge
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
mercury fulminate
things to fear: earthquakes, thunder, fires and, most of all, fathers
vrooming motorcycle gangs; noisy biker gangs; reckless motorcycle riders; (lit.) thunder tribe
hazel grouse (Bonasa bonasia)
lightning strike; lightning bolt
artificial lightning
thunder accompanied by rain; lightning that does not start a fire
fulminating compound; fulminate
zhun (hexagram 3 of the I Ching: difficulty at the beginning)
yu (hexagram 16 of the I Ching: enthusiasm)
yu (hexagram 16 of the I Ching: enthusiasm)
sui (hexagram 17 of the I Ching: following)
sui (hexagram 17 of the I Ching: following)
shi he (hexagram 21 of the I Ching: biting through)
fu (hexagram 24 of the I Ching: return)
yi (hexagram 27 of the I Ching: the corners of the mouth)
heng (hexagram 32 of the I Ching: duration)
da zhuang (hexagram 34 of the I Ching: the power of the great)
xie (hexagram 40 of the I Ching: deliverance)
zhen (hexagram 51 of the I Ching: thunder, the arousing)
gui mei (hexagram 54 of the I Ching: the marrying maiden)
gui mei (hexagram 54 of the I Ching: the marrying maiden)
feng (hexagram 55 of the I Ching: abundance)
xiao guo (hexagram 62 of the I Ching: preponderance of the small)
yi (hexagram 42 of the I Ching: increase)
willow ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus); red grouse
black grouse (Tetrao tetrix); blackcock (male black grouse); greyhen (female black grouse)
greater prairie chicken (Tympanuchus cupido)
Examples (59 in total)
But, while listening to the sound of thunder, I was thinking about something else.
Before I knew it, I had truly stopped being bothered by the sound of thunder.
The boss's temper is really scary.