Word Meaning 雷が落ちる

かみなりがおちる kaminari ga ochiru

雷が落ちる is read as かみなりがおちる (kaminari ga ochiru) and means to be struck by lightning.

Meaning

English

  1. to be struck by lightning
  2. to be yelled at (by someone of higher status)
  3. to be scolded harshly

Reading

Kana

かみなりがおちる

Romaji

kaminari ga ochiru

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 33 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Proverb Rank 123921 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

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雷を落とす

かみなりをおとす

to scold severely

落雷

らくらい

lightning strike

落雷にあう

らくらいにあう

to be struck by lightning

らい

anger

雷雲

らいうん

thundercloud

雷鳴

らいめい

thunder

雷雨

らいう

thunderstorm

雷同

らいどう

following blindly

雷発

らいはつ

outbreak of thunder

雷公

らいこう

thunder

雷名

らいめい

fame

雷酸水銀

らいさんすいぎん

mercury fulminate