雷鳴(らいめい)

らいめい
noun
thunder, thunderclap
1. thunder, thunderclap
The sound of thunder, typically heard during a thunderstorm.
遠(とお)くで雷鳴(らいめい)が聞(き)こえた。
I heard thunder in the distance.
雷鳴(らいめい)が轟(とどろ)いた。
Thunder rumbled.
激(はげ)しい雷鳴(らいめい)と稲光(いなびかり)で目(め)が覚(さ)めた。
I woke up to intense thunder and lightning.

USAGE: 雷鳴(らいめい) is a more literary or formal word for thunder compared to 雷(かみなり).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 雷鳴(らいめい)が轟(とどろ)く (thunder rumbles)
  • 雷鳴(らいめい)が鳴(な)り響(ひび)く (thunder resounds)
  • 雷鳴(らいめい)が聞(き)こえる (to hear thunder)

RELATED TERMS:

  • 雷(かみなり) - thunder (more common, colloquial)
  • 稲光(いなびかり) - lightning flash
  • 稲妻(いなずま) - lightning bolt
  • 落雷(らくらい) - lightning strike
  • 雷雨(らいう) - thunderstorm

COMPARISON: While 雷(かみなり) can refer to both thunder and lightning, 雷鳴(らいめい) specifically refers only to the sound of thunder.

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Added 2026.1.17 13:49 · Revised 2026.1.19 21:17
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