雷神
Chinese
thunder | God; unusual; mysterious; soul; spirit; divine essence; lively; spiritual being | ||
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simp. and trad. (雷神) | 雷 | 神 |
Pronunciation
Noun
雷神
- god of thunder
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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雷 | 神 |
らい Grade: S | じん Grade: 3 |
on’yomi |
![](Images/wiktionary/Fujinraijin-tawaraya.jpg.webp)
Fūjin-Raijin-zu by Tawaraya Sōtatsu, with Raijin shown on the left and Fūjin on the right.
Proper noun
雷神 (hiragana らいじん, rōmaji Raijin)
- (mythology, Shinto): the Japanese god of thunder and lightning
Coordinate terms
- 天神 (Tenjin): heavenly god
- 土神 (Dojin): earth god
- 水神 (Suijin): water god
- 火神 (Kajin): fire god
- 風神 (Fūjin): wind god
Derived terms
- 雷神鳥 (raijinchō): a thunderbird.
See also
- 雷鳴 (raimei): thunder, thunderclap
- 落雷 (rakurai): a thunderbolt, lightning strike
- 稲妻 (inazuma): a thunder or lightning bolt; a lightning strike
- 稲光 (kōden): (a flash of) lightning
- 雷電 (raiden): thunder & lightning