雷鳴

らいめい

thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder

What does 雷鳴 mean?

雷鳴 is a Japanese noun meaning thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder in English. It is written as 雷鳴 in kanji, らいめい in hiragana, and raimei in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentence

私たちは雷鳴を聞いた。

We heard the crack of thunder.