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flash of lightning
The bright flash of light produced by lightning during a thunderstorm, as distinct from the sound of thunder.
稲光が走った。
A flash of lightning streaked across the sky.
遠くで稲光が見えた。
I saw a flash of lightning in the distance.
激しい雨の中、稲光が夜空を何度も照らした。
In the heavy rain, flashes of lightning lit up the night sky again and again.
Refers specifically to the visible flash of lightning, as opposed to the sound of thunder. 稲 ('rice plant') is in the word because lightning was traditionally believed to help rice ripen.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 稲光が走る: a flash of lightning streaks across the sky
- 稲光が光る: lightning flashes
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 稲妻: lightning; lightning bolt — near-synonym, often of the jagged bolt itself
- 雷: thunder; lightning — the general word, covering both the flash and the sound