雷

かみなり · kaminari · JLPT N3 · noun

boom

🌩️⚡ kaminari = kami (god) + nari (roaring): thunder is the god's roar, 神鳴り

Kaminari comes from 神鳴り, the sound a god makes. The kanji 雷 is 雨 (rain) on top of 田 (field). Thunder is the noise of a storm rolling over the rice fields.

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