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雷雲 (らいうん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

雷らい雲うん

also: かみなりぐも · いかずちぐも

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Meanings

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noun

thundercloud

A cloud that produces thunder and lightning; a cumulonimbus cloud.

遠とおくに雷らい雲うんが見みえる。
I can see a thundercloud in the distance.
雷らい雲うんが近ちかづいてきたので、早はやく家いえに帰かえろう。
A thundercloud is approaching, so let's hurry home.

Written forms

雷雲Usage100%
- らいうん
  Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
- かみなりぐも

いかずちぐも

out-dated reading

かみなりぐも

Kana spelling using the kun'yomi reading; less common but still encountered.

いかずちぐも

out-dated reading

Obsolete kana usage; marked as out-dated.

Kanji

雷thunder, lightning bolt
雲cloud

Similar words

積せき乱らん雲うん
A more technical meteorological term for cumulonimbus cloud, while 雷雲 is the common word for thundercloud.
雷かみなり
Refers to thunder or lightning itself, not the cloud.

Etymology

Compound of 雷 (thunder) and 雲 (cloud).