Chinese

Noun

雷神

1. god of thunder

Japanese

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

Proper noun

雷神 ‎(hiragana らいじん, romaji Raijin)

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

Derived terms

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

Coordinate terms

• 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 also

• 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