雷神

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ChineseEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): léishén

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄟˊ ㄕㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): leoi⁴ san⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): lùi-sṳ̀n
• Wu (Wiktionary): le zen (T3)

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
    • Pinyin: léishén
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄟˊ ㄕㄣˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: leishenr
    • IPA ^(key): /leɪ̯³⁵ ʂən³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: leoi⁴ san⁴
    • Yale: lèuih sàhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: loey⁴ san⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: lêu⁴ sen⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /lɵy̯²¹ sɐn²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: lùi-sṳ̀n
    • Hakka Romanization System: luiˇ siinˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: lui² sin²
    • IPA: /lu̯i¹¹ sɨn¹¹/
• Wu
  • (Shanghainese)
    • Wiktionary: le zen (T3)
    • IPA ^(key): /le̞²² z̻əɲ⁴⁴/

NounEdit

雷神

1. god of thunder

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JapaneseEdit

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

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

Proper nounEdit

雷神 (hiragana らいじん, rōmaji Raijin)

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

Derived termsEdit

• 雷神鳥 (らいじんちょう) (raijinchō): a thunderbird.

Coordinate termsEdit

• 天神 (てんじん) (Tenjin): heavenly god
• 土神 (どじん) (Dojin): earth god
• 水神 (すいじん) (Suijin): water god
• 火神 (かじん) (Kajin): fire god
• 風神 (ふうじん) (Fūjin): wind god

See alsoEdit

• 雷鳴 (らいめい) (raimei): thunder, thunderclap
• 落雷 (らくらい) (rakurai): a thunderbolt, lightning strike
• 稲妻 (いなずま) (inazuma): a thunder or lightning bolt; a lightning strike
• 稲光 (こうでん) (kōden): (a flash of) lightning
• 雷電 (らいでん) (raiden): thunder & lightning