Word Meaning 雷雨

らいう raiu

雷雨 is read as らいう (raiu) and means thunderstorm.

Meaning

English

  1. thunderstorm

Reading

Kana

らいう

Romaji

raiu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 17881 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

雷雨細胞

らいうさいぼう

thunderstorm cell

らい

anger

雷雲

らいうん

thundercloud

雷鳴

らいめい

thunder

梅雨

つゆ

(East Asian) rainy season (in Japan, usu. from early June to mid-July)

霧雨

きりさめ

drizzle

集中豪雨

しゅうちゅうごうう

local downpour

豪雨

ごうう

torrential rain

放射能雨

ほうしゃのうう

radioactive rain

小雨

こあめ

light rain

暴風雨

あらし

rainstorm

時雨

じう

rain shower in late autumn (fall) or early winter

Example Sentences

5

Thunderstorms are predicted.

Trains were disrupted due to a thunderstorm.

The fireworks show was suspended after 30 minutes due to the thunderstorm.

The weather report said that there will be thunderstorms tomorrow evening.

Communications have been cut off for two hours because of a thunderstorm.