LingakuFrequency rank: 14,832. – 14,874.
- thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Forms
Generated word frames (experimental)
[Weather] has [Thunder]
[Situation] has [Thunder] echoing
[Person] hears [Thunder] as [Sound]
[Place] has [Thunder] audible
[Emotion] accompanies [Feeling] [Thunder]
[Time] has [Thunder] sounding
Generated definitions (experimental)
- thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
This refers to the loud sound that accompanies a lightning strike, often used to describe the noise made during a storm.
Generated collocations (experimental)
Generated related terms (experimental)
らいめい雷鳴【らいめい】
Refers to the sound of thunder, typically associated with storms.
いなずま稲妻【いなずま】
Refers to lightning, often seen in conjunction with thunder during storms.
あらし嵐【あらし】
Refers to a storm, characterized by strong winds and heavy rain, often accompanied by thunder and lightning.
Let's hurry home; a storm is approaching.
ごうおん轟音【ごうおん】
Refers to a loud noise or roar, can be used for various loud sounds including thunder or machinery.
きしょう気象【きしょう】
Refers to meteorology or weather conditions in general, which include thunder and storms.
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
- かみなり．.かみなりのおと音．.
- みみ耳をつんざくようならいめい雷鳴がふたつ二つつづけてなった鳴った．.きごう（しもむら下村ちあき千秋きごう『どろ泥のあめ雨きごう』きごう）
- あさくさばし浅草橋もあと後（あと）になしすだちょう須田町きごう（すだちょうきごう）にき来かかる掛るほど程にらいこう雷光すさまじく凄（すさま）じくがいじょう街上にひらめき閃きてらいめい雷鳴やま止まずあめ雨にはかぜ風もくわわり加（くわわ）りてけんこん乾坤（けんこん）いよいよあんたん暗澹たりしがきゅうだん九段をのぼり上りはんぞうもん半蔵門にいたる至るにおよんで及んでそら空はじめて初めてはれ晴る．.きごう（ながい永井かふう荷風、きごう『ゆうだち夕立きごう』きごう）
Example sentences
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It is because light travels faster than sound that we see lightning before we hear thunder.