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kaminari

Description

雷は、空が光って大きな音が出る天気のことです。

"雷" is weather when the sky lights up and a loud sound occurs.

夏によく起きて、こわいと思う人も多いです。

It often happens in summer, and many people find "雷" scary.

Meanings

kaminari

thunder; lightning

昨日の夜、雷が鳴りました。

Last night, there was thunder.

kaminari

angry scolding; thundering rebuke

父の雷が落ちて、みんな静かになった。

When my father got angry, everyone became quiet.

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Notes

  • Etymology

    from 神 (kami, god) + 鳴り (nari, sounding), literally 'the gods' sound'.

  • Nuance

    雷が落ちる can literally mean lightning strikes or figuratively mean someone gets furiously scolded.

In videos

晴れ、雨、曇り、雪、雷、いろいろな天気があります。

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僕の犬、僕の犬は雷が怖いです。

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