雷が落ちる

Japanese

Kanji in this term
かみなり
Grade: S

Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Etymology

Literally, lightning strikes.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ka̠mʲina̠ɾʲi ɡa̠ o̞t͡ɕiɾɯ̟ᵝ]

Verb

(かみなり)()ちる • (kaminari ga ochiru) ichidan (stem (かみなり)() (kaminari ga ochi), past (かみなり)()ちた (kaminari ga ochita))

  1. (figurative) to get scolded by someone of higher status
    (ちち)(かみなり)()ちる
    Chichi no kaminari ga ochiru.
    My father gets mad at me.

Conjugation

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