# 雷 — Thunder

Frequency rank 1687 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 暦 (Calendar), less common than 冗 (Superfluous).

- On’yomi: らい
- Kun’yomi: かみなり
- Radical: 雨 Rain (Kangxi 173)
- Frequency path: Level XIII of XX

Rain falls from above onto a rice paddy below — when rain pounds the rice paddy, lightning flashes and thunder booms.

In words:

- 雷 かみなり — thunder

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