# 雷 — thunder

雷 means “thunder”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 13 strokes. On'yomi: ライ (rai). Kun'yomi: かみなり (kaminari), いかずち (ikazuchi). You'll see it in words such as 雷 (kaminari, “lightning; thunder”).

- Meaning: thunder
- On'yomi: ライ (rai)
- Kun'yomi: かみなり (kaminari), いかずち (ikazuchi)
- Strokes: 13
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Seasons & weather

## How to remember 雷

Parts: 雨 rain · 田 rice field

## Words with 雷

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 雷 | かみなり (kaminari) | lightning; thunder |

## Don't confuse it with

[電](https://moji.ninja/n5-kanji/electricity/)

## More in the “Seasons & weather” set

[露](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/dew/) · [災](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/calamity/) · [雰](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/atmosphere/) · [雷](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/thunder/) · [霧](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/fog/) · [嵐](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/storm/) · [虹](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/rainbow/) · [霜](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/frost/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/thunder/. Last updated 2026-11-01.