| 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 |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 切っ先 【キッサキ】 point (of a sword, etc.), pointed verbal attack
- 蜂起 【ホウキ】 uprising, revolt
- 鋭鋒 【エイホウ】 brunt of attack or argument
- 兵鋒 【ヘイホウ】 the point of a sword, the advance of an army
Kun reading compounds
- 切っ先 【きっさき】 point (of a sword, etc.), pointed verbal attack
- 矛 【ほこ】 long-handled Chinese spear, lance, pike, weapon, arms, grip of a bow, parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
- 矛先 【ほこさき】 point of a spear, spearhead, focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.), aim, target, brunt, force (of an argument), edge
Readings
- Korean:
- bong
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 4860 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 2339 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2172 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1545 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 40455 | Morohashi |
| 6275 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2768 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2790 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 8a7.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-8-7 | SKIP code |
| 8715.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-43-15 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 92d2 | Unicode hex code |