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44 雷 Thunder

Radical Combination

Meaning

Primary

Thunder

Mnemonic

Rain on a rice paddy means only one thing... thunder! Get off the rice paddy! There's nothing but you to attract the thunder!

Readings

On’yomi

らい

Kun’yomi

かみなり

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

You can't run fast enough to escape the thunder so you hitch a ride (らい) from someone driving by.

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