JLPT N3 · Nature & weather

雷

かみなり

thunder; lightning

Stroke order of 雷

雷 is written with 13 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

Rain 雨 pours down on a rice field 田 as a crack of thunder and lightning strikes it.

Parts: 雨 rain + 田 field

Example sentence

夕方、雷が鳴りました。

ゆうがた、かみなりがなりました。

Thunder rumbled in the evening.

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