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稲光

Reading

Kana: いなびかり
Romaji: inabikari
Kana
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Definition

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(flash of) lightning

Kanji

Readings: トウ、 テ、 いね、 いな-
Meaning: rice plant
Readings: コウ、 ひか.る、 ひかり
Meanings: ray, light

Example Sentences

稲光(いなびかり)(かみなり)(おと)先行(せんこう)する。
➥The flash of lightning precedes the sound of thunder.
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そのジェット()稲光(いなびかり)より(はや)かった。
➥Those jets were faster than lightning.
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ゆうべは(かみなり)がなって稲光(いなびかり)がした。
➥There was thunder and lightning last night.
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雷鳴(らいめい)()こえるよりも(さき)稲光(いなびかり)()えるのは、(ひかり)(おと)よりも(はや)(つた)わるからである。
➥It is because light travels faster than sound that we see lightning before we hear thunder.
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