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Learn Japanese: kaminari - thunder; thunderbolt

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kaminari

Word

雷かみなりkaminari

Meaning

thunder; thunderbolt

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

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Vocabulary expansion 47

Breakdown of kaminari

You see rain above your rice paddy, and then a lightning bolt strikes it.

Usages of kaminari

昨さく夜や　は　大おおきな　雷かみなり　が　鳴なりました。sakuya wa ookina kaminari ga narimashita.

Loud thunder sounded last night.

雷かみなり　が　火か事じ　を　起おこした。kaminari ga kaji o okoshita.

The thunderbolt caused a fire.

Nihon-shiki romanizationwatasi ha tyuugoku kara kimasita

Hepburn romanizationwatashi wa chuugoku kara kimashita

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