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稲光 (いなびかり) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

稲いな光びかり

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Meanings

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noun

lightning; flash of lightning

Refers to a visible flash of lightning, often used in literary or descriptive contexts. More poetic than 雷 (かみなり), which can also mean thunder.

遠とおくで稲いな光びかりが走はしった。
Lightning flashed in the distance.
稲いな光びかりが一いっ瞬しゅん、夜よ空ぞらを

照て

らし

た

。

A flash of lightning lit up the night sky for an instant.

Kanji

稲rice plant
光ray, light

Similar words

雷かみなり
雷 is the common word for both thunder and lightning, while 稲光 specifically refers to the visible flash of lightning and has a more poetic or literary feel.
電でん光こう
電光 is a more technical or formal term for a flash of lightning or electric light, often used in compounds like 電光石火 (lightning speed).

Etymology

Compound of 稲 (いな, 'rice plant') and 光 (ひかり, 'light'). The connection to rice is uncertain; one theory suggests lightning was seen as a sign of a good harvest, but the exact derivation is unclear.