万雷(ばんらい)

ばんらい
noun
thunderous (applause); ten thousand thunderclaps
1. thunderous; deafening (applause)
Literally 'ten thousand thunderclaps.' Used almost exclusively in the set phrase 万雷の拍手 (thunderous applause) to describe extremely loud, enthusiastic clapping from an audience.
万雷(ばんらい)の拍手(はくしゅ)が起(お)きた。
Thunderous applause broke out.
演奏(えんそう)が終(お)わると万雷(ばんらい)の拍手(はくしゅ)が送(おく)られた。
When the performance ended, thunderous applause was given.
優勝(ゆうしょう)が決(き)まった瞬間(しゅんかん)、スタジアムは万雷(ばんらい)の拍手(はくしゅ)と歓声(かんせい)に包(つつ)まれた。
The moment the championship was decided, the stadium was engulfed in thunderous applause and cheers.

万雷(ばんらい) is almost always used in the fixed phrase 万雷(ばんらい)の拍手(はくしゅ) (thunderous applause). It is rarely used independently. The word evokes the image of ten thousand thunderbolts striking at once.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 万雷(ばんらい)の拍手(はくしゅ) — thunderous applause
  • 万雷(ばんらい)の拍手(はくしゅ)が起(お)きる — thunderous applause breaks out
  • 万雷(ばんらい)の拍手(はくしゅ)を浴(あ)びる — to receive thunderous applause

RELATED WORDS:

  • 拍手(はくしゅ) — applause, clapping
  • 喝采(かっさい) — cheers, acclaim
  • 歓声(かんせい) — cheers, shouts of joy
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