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Thunder


Radical Combination


Meaning

Thunder

Mnemonic

Rain on a rice paddy means only one thing... thunder! Get off the rice paddy! There's nothing but you to attract the thunder!

Imagine hearing the thunder closing in on you as you frantically try to escape the rice paddy. RUN!!!


Reading

On'yomi

らい

Kun'yomi

かみなり

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

You can’t run fast enough to escape the thunder, so you decide to hide under a pile of… rye (らい)?!

This rye will save your life. It’s just you and this pile of rye now. Take a deeeeep breath in, and really smell the thunder and rye in the air. You’re fine. You’re cozy. This rye will be your savior.


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