雷

Thunder

Also: Lightning Bolt, Lightning

On'yomi

  • らい rai

Kun'yomi

  • かみなり kaminari
  • いかずち ikazuchi
  • いかづち ikazuchi
Stroke count
13
Radical
雨 rain · Kangxi radical 173
JLPT level
N1
School grade
Secondary school

雷 has 13 strokes and its Kangxi radical is 雨 (rain), number 173. Hashidari places it at JLPT N1. Japanese students learn it in junior high and high school.

No official JLPT kanji list exists: the level is Hashidari's own placement. How we place kanji

JLPT N1 kanji list · Secondary school kanji list (jōyō kanji after grade 6) · All kanji