Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 落雷(らくらい) in Japanese

落雷
Kana Reading
らくらい
Romaji
rakurai
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    thunderbolt; bolt of lightning
    Example sentence
    野原の大木に落雷があった。 A big tree in the field was struck by lightning.

Examples of 落雷, らくらい in a sentence

Kanji in this word

雷 JLPT 1

13 strokes

thunder, lightning bolt

On'Yomi: ライ

Kun'Yomi: かみなり, いかずち, いかづち

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落 JLPT 3

12 strokes

fall, drop, come down

On'Yomi: ラク

Kun'Yomi: お.ちる, お.ち, お.とす

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