雷
雷 — Thunder
thunder, lightning bolt
On’yomiライ (rai)
Kun’yomiかみなり (kaminari)
Kun’yomiいかずち (ikazuchi)
Kun’yomiいかづち (ikazuchi)
Stroke order (13 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 雷
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 地雷 | じらい jirai | land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic |
| 機雷 | きらい kirai | (sea) mine |
| 雷 | かみなり kaminari | lightning; thunder; thunderbolt |
| 雷雨 | らいう raiu | thunderstorm; thundershower |
| 落雷 | らくらい rakurai | lightning strike; lightning bolt |
| 魚雷 | ぎょらい gyorai | torpedo |
Study notes
雷 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 13 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1491 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
🔊 Tap the big kanji, any reading or any example word to hear it.