JLPT N1 · 13 strokes
Kanji 雷: "thunder, lightning bolt"
The kanji 雷 means "thunder, lightning bolt". It is written with 13 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ライ in on'yomi and かみなり, いかずち, いかづち in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ライ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
かみなりいかずちいかづち
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | thunder, lightning bolt |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 13 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1491 of 2,501 |
Common words with 雷
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 雷lightning; thunder; thunderbolt · god of thunder; god of lightning
- 雷鳴thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
- 地雷land mine · topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; taboo topic; trigger
- 落雷lightning strike; lightning bolt
- 雷撃lightning strike · torpedo attack
- 雷光lightning
- 雷が落ちるto be struck by lightning · to be yelled at (by someone of higher status); to be scolded harshly
- 雷神god of thunder · Raijin (god of thunder)
- 地雷を踏むto step on a landmine · to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of worms
- 魚雷torpedo
- 雷に打たれたthunderstruck; hit by a thunderbolt; struck by lightning
- 雷雨thunderstorm; thundershower
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