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雷
🇹🇼🇭🇰🇨🇳🇯🇵🇰🇷

thunder

HSK 4 N1
Nature →Weather
léi
ライ
かみなり、いかずち、いかづち
뢰
Depicts rain (雨) and lightning (申) together.
Components
雨 rain+ 申 express =
雷 thunder
雨 Iconic component
yǔ rain
申 Iconic component
shēn express
to state to a superior, report
Depicts a lightning bolt. Modern form looks like unrelated 田.
Notes
Similar Characters
电 electric (simp)電 electricity (trad/jp)屚 to leak需 need雩 offer sacrifice for rain雪 snow雯 cloud patterns雲 cloud (trad/jp)雳 crashing (simp)零 zero雹 hail雾 mist (simp)霁 to clear up after rain (simp)霂 fine霄 sky霅 thunder霆 a sudden peal of thunder震 quake霈 torrential rains霉 mildew (simp)
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
Clerical
Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
雷
Regular
Modern
Chinese
雷 [Léi]
surname Lei
雷 [léi]
thunder; mine (weapon); (Internet slang) terrifying; terrific
Japanese
鳴神 、 鳴る神 、 雷 なるかみ 同音
noun archaic thunder
雷 かみなり 、 いかずち (rare) 、 らい (rare) 同音

noun

  1. lightning; thunder; thunderbolt
  2. god of thunder; god of lightning
  3. anger; fit of anger
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (1)
子供達は雷におびえた。
The thunder scared the children.
Japanese Names
雷 あずま
Azuma female given name
雷 いかずち
Ikazuchi surname
雷 いかつち
Ikatsuchi place name
雷 いかづち
Ikazuchi surname
雷 かみなり
Kaminari unclassified name
雷 らい
Rai female given namesurname
CHINESE WORDS (200)
雷达 [léi​dá] #5,417
radar (loanword)
雷达 [léi​dá] #5,417
radar (loanword)
雷锋 [Léi​Fēng] #47,524
Lei Feng (1940-1962), made into a model of altruism and dedication to the Party by propaganda from 1963 onwards
雷锋 [Léi​Fēng] #47,524
Lei Feng (1940-1962), made into a model of altruism and dedication to the Party by propaganda from 1963 onwards
地雷 [dì​léi] #8,787
landmine
雷诺 [Léi​nuò] #28,369
Reynolds (name)
雷诺 [Léi​nuò] #28,369
Reynolds (name)
雷电 [léi​diàn] #14,382
thunder and lightning
雷电 [léi​diàn] #14,382
thunder and lightning
雷雨 [léi​yǔ] #25,866
thunderstorm
190 more items
JAPANESE WORDS (93)
⭐ 雷鳴 [らいめい] #10,343
thunder
⭐ 地雷 [じらい] #13,555
land mine
⭐ 落雷 [らくらい] #17,136
lightning strike
雷撃 [らいげき] #17,426
lightning strike
雷光 [らいこう] #20,918
lightning
雷が落ちる [かみなりがおちる] #27,056
to be struck by lightning
雷神 [らいじん] #27,672
god of thunder
地雷を踏む [じらいをふむ] #31,164
to step on a landmine
⭐ 魚雷 [ぎょらい] #32,325
torpedo
雷に打たれた [かみなりにうたれた] #33,741
thunderstruck
83 more items
KOREAN WORDS (8)
지뢰 #44,430
landmine
기뢰
sea mine
낙뢰
falling of a thunderbolt; stroke of lightning
뇌관
detonator
뇌성
peal of thunder
부화뇌동
blind following
어뢰
torpedo
피뢰침
lightning rod