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N3Kanji
雷
thunder, lightning
Readings
- On
- ライ
- Kun
- かみなり
Examples
雷（かみなり）、落雷（らくらい）、雷雨（らいう）
thunder, lightning strike, thunderstorm
Note
On-reading (ライ) is used in compounds; kun-reading (かみなり) is used standalone or with okurigana. Appears in many compounds — memorize the key ones rather than the kanji in isolation.
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