| 1888 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1524 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5049 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1204 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1889 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2026 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 952 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 982 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 843 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1863 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3466 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1785 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2432 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 432 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 42245 | Morohashi |
| 2791 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6525 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 425 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 454 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1685 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1491 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 雷 【カミナリ】 lightning, thunder, thunderbolt, god of thunder, god of lightning, anger, fit of anger
- 雷雨 【ライウ】 thunderstorm
- 機雷 【キライ】 (sea) mine
- 界雷 【カイライ】 frontal thunderstorm
Kun reading compounds
- 雷 【かみなり】 lightning, thunder, thunderbolt, god of thunder, god of lightning, anger, fit of anger
- 雷雲 【らいうん】 thundercloud
- 水雷 【みずがみなり】 thunder accompanied by rain, lightning that does not start a fire
- 日雷 【ひがみなり】 thunder on a clear day, lightning that starts a fire
- 雷 【かみなり】 lightning, thunder, thunderbolt, god of thunder, god of lightning, anger, fit of anger
- 雷雲 【らいうん】 thundercloud
- 雷 【かみなり】 lightning, thunder, thunderbolt, god of thunder, god of lightning, anger, fit of anger
Readings
- Korean:
- roe
Spanish
- trueno
- relámpago
- rayo
Portuguese
- trovão
- raio
French
- tonnerre
- foudre
| 3176 | 2001 Kanji |
| 8d5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-8-5 | SKIP code |
| 1060.1 | Four corner code |
| 1060.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-45-75 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 96f7 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1714 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 獣 【ケモノ】 beast, brute, animal, animal with human characteristics
- 獣医 【ジュウイ】 veterinarian, veterinary surgeon, vet
- 鳥獣 【チョウジュウ】 birds and wild animals, wildlife
- 海獣 【カイジュウ】 marine mammal
Kun reading compounds
- 獣 【けもの】 beast, brute, animal, animal with human characteristics
- 獣の数字 【けもののすうじ】 number of the beast (666)
- 獣 【けもの】 beast, brute, animal, animal with human characteristics
Readings
- Korean:
- su
Spanish
- animal
- bestia
- res
Portuguese
- animal
- besta
French
- bête
- animal
| 1366 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1600 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2909 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1366 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1531 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1582 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1688 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1864 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1298 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2384 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1217 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1673 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1952 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 20714P | Morohashi |
| 1892 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3606 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1933 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2083 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1838 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 963 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3g12.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-12-4 | SKIP code |
| 9363.4 | Four corner code |
| 3363.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-29-35 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7363 | Unicode hex code |