How to say lightning in Japanese

雷^★【かみなりkaminari・いかずちikazuchi・いかづちikazuchi^obs.・らいrai】: noun:
lightning; thunder; thunderbolt
god of thunder; god of lightning ［かみなり］
anger; fit of anger ［かみなり］

Example Sentences

病院byouin にni いるiru よyo。雷kaminari にni 打たuta れre たta んn だda。: I'm at the hospital. I got struck by lightning.
カミナリKAMINARIがga 光ったhikattaそのsono後後【くわばらくわばらkuwabarakuwabara】とto 唱えたtonaeta もしくはmoshikuha、唱えるtonaeru 人hito をwo 見たmita ことがあるkotogaaru だろうdarou。: I expect you've chanted "kuwabara kuwabara" after a lightning flash, or have seen somebody do so.
雷kaminari にni 驚いたodoroita 京子kyouko がga、俺ore にni しがみついてshigamitsuite きたkita。: Kyoko, startled by the lightning, clung onto me.
雷鳴raimei がga 聞こえるkikoeru よりもyorimo 先saki にni 稲光inabikari がga 見えるmieru のno はha、光hikari がga 音oto よりもyorimo 早くhayaku 伝わるtsutawaru からkara であるdearu。: It is because light travels faster than sound that we see lightning before we hear thunder.
雷kaminari はha 金属kinzoku にni 落ちochi やすいyasui。: Lightning is liable to hit metal.

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