Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high
JLPT level: N1
1491 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 13
Meaning: thunder, lightning bolt
Kunyomi: かみなり, いかずち, いかづち
Onyomi: ライ
Composition: 雨 田
Radical: 雨
Meaning: rain
Reading: あめ
Frequency: 298
雷 (カミナリ) lightning, thunder, thunderbolt, god of thunder, god of lightning, anger, fit of anger
雷雨 (ライウ) thunderstorm, thundershower
機雷 (キライ) (sea) mine
界雷 (カイライ) frontal thunderstorm
雷 (かみなり) lightning, thunder, thunderbolt, god of thunder, god of lightning, anger, fit of anger
雷雲 (らいうん) thundercloud
水雷 (みずがみなり) thunder accompanied by rain, lightning that does not start a fire
日雷 (ひがみなり) thunder on a clear day, lightning that starts a fire
雷 (かみなり) lightning, thunder, thunderbolt, god of thunder, god of lightning, anger, fit of anger
雷雲 (らいうん) thundercloud
雷 (かみなり) lightning, thunder, thunderbolt, god of thunder, god of lightning, anger, fit of anger