雷神

Chinese

		thunder	God; unusual; mysterious God; unusual; mysterious; soul; spirit; divine essence; lively; spiritual being
trad. (雷神)		雷	神
simp. #(雷神)		雷	神

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 雷神

1. god of thunder

Synonyms

• 雷公 (léigōng)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
雷	神
らい Grade: S	じん Grade: 3
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
雷神 (kyūjitai)

Fūjin-Raijin-zu by Tawaraya Sōtatsu, with Raijin shown on the left and Fūjin on the right.

Proper noun

雷(らい)神(じん) • (Raijin) 

1. (mythology, Shinto): the Japanese god of thunder and lightning

Coordinate terms

• 天(てん)神(じん) (Tenjin): heavenly god
• 土(ど)神(じん) (Dojin): earth god
• 水(すい)神(じん) (Suijin): water god
• 火(か)神(じん) (Kajin): fire god
• 風(ふう)神(じん) (Fūjin): wind god

Derived terms

• 雷(らい)神(じん)鳥(ちょう) (raijinchō): a thunderbird.

See also

• 雷(らい)鳴(めい) (raimei): thunder, thunderclap
• 落(らく)雷(らい) (rakurai): a thunderbolt, lightning strike
• 稲(いな)妻(ずま) (inazuma): a thunder or lightning bolt; a lightning strike
• 稲(こう)光(でん) (kōden): (a flash of) lightning
• 雷(らい)電(でん) (raiden): thunder & lightning