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JLPT N1
Grade 8

Meanings

thunder
lightning bolt

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใƒฉใ‚ค
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใ‹ใฟใชใ‚Š
ใ„ใ‹ใšใก
ใ„ใ‹ใฅใก

Common Words

ใ‹ใฟใชใ‚Š
ใ„ใ‹ใšใก
ใ‚‰ใ„
Noun
Freq #3583
1

lightning; thunder; thunderbolt

Examples
ๅญไพ›้”ใฏ้›ทใซใŠใณใˆใŸใ€‚
The thunder scared the children.
2

ใ‹ใฟใชใ‚Š only

god of thunder; god of lightning

3

ใ‹ใฟใชใ‚Š only

anger; fit of anger

ใ‚‰ใ„ใ‚ใ„
Noun
Freq #10343
1

thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder

Examples
็งใŸใกใฏ้›ท้ณดใ‚’่žใ„ใŸใ€‚
We heard the crack of thunder.
ใ˜ใ‚‰ใ„
Noun
Freq #13555
1

land mine

Examples
ๅฝผใฏๅœฐ้›ทใฎไธŠใ‚’้‹่ปขใ—ใฆใ€ๅฝผใฎใ‚ธใƒผใƒ—ใฏ็ˆ†่ฃ‚ใ—ใŸใ€‚
He drove over a land mine and his jeep blew up.
2

Colloquial

topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; taboo topic; trigger

3

Colloquial

something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap; pitfall

ใ‚‰ใใ‚‰ใ„
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #17136
1

lightning strike; lightning bolt

Examples
้‡ŽๅŽŸใฎๅคงๆœจใซ่ฝ้›ทใŒใ‚ใฃใŸใ€‚
A big tree in the field was struck by lightning.
ใ‚‰ใ„ใ’ใ
Noun
Freq #17426
1

lightning strike

2

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb

torpedo attack

ใ‚‰ใ„ใ“ใ†
Noun
Freq #20918
1

lightning

ใ‹ใฟใชใ‚ŠใŒใŠใกใ‚‹
Expression
Ichidan verb
Freq #27056
1

to be struck by lightning

2

Idiomatic expression

to be yelled at (by someone of higher status); to be scolded harshly

ใ‚‰ใ„ใ˜ใ‚“
Noun
Freq #27672
1

god of thunder

2

Shinto

Raijin (god of thunder)

ใ˜ใ‚‰ใ„ใ‚’ใตใ‚€
Expression
Godan verb
Freq #31164
1

to step on a landmine

2

Idiomatic expression

to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of worms

ใŽใ‚‡ใ‚‰ใ„
Noun
Freq #32325
1

torpedo

Examples
ๆˆฆ่‰ฆใƒ“ใ‚นใƒžใƒซใ‚ฏๅทใ‚’ๆตทใฎใ‚‚ใใšใจใ™ใ‚‹ใซใฏใ€ไฝ•็™บใ‚‚ใฎ้ญš้›ทใ‚’ๅ‘ฝไธญใ•ใ›ใชใ‘ใ‚Œใฐใชใ‚‰ใชใ‹ใฃใŸใ€‚
It took many torpedo hits to send the battleship Bismarck to Davy Jones's locker.
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