Word Meaning 稲妻

いなずま inazuma

稲妻 is read as いなずま (inazuma) and means lightning.

Meaning

English

  1. lightning
  2. flash of lightning
  3. lightning bolt

Reading

Kana

いなずま

Romaji

inazuma

Writing Variants

  • 稲妻 いなづま inazuma
  • いなずま inazuma
  • いなづま inazuma

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 551 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

稲妻横這

いなずまよこばい

zig-zag rice leafhopper (Recilia dorsalis)

いね

rice plant (Oryza sativa)

稲荷

いなり

Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama)

稲穂

いなほ

ear (head) of rice

稲刈り

いねかり

rice reaping

稲作

いなさく

rice cultivation

稲田

いなだ

paddy field

稲川会

いなかわかい

Inagawa-kai (yakuza syndicate)

後妻

ごさい

second wife

夫妻

ふさい

husband and wife

つま

wife

良妻

りょうさい

good wife

Example Sentences

10

Lightning flashed in the sky.

There are thunder and lightning.

Lightning can be dangerous.

Lightning normally accompanies thunder.

Are you afraid of nights with thunder and lightning?

Lightning is usually followed by thunder.

After the lightning, came the thunder.

The dog hid under the bed whenever lightning flashed.

The dog hid under the bed whenever lightning flashed.

It's because light travels faster than sound that we see lightning before we hear thunder.