稲光

Japanese

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Kanji in this term
稲	光
いな Grade: S	ひかり > びかり Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
稻光 (kyūjitai)

• (Tokyo) いなびかり [ìnábíꜜkàrì] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [ina̠bʲika̠ɾʲi]

Noun

稲(いな)光(びかり) • (inabikari) 

1. (a flash of) lightning

   Synonyms: 雷光 (raikō), 雷 (kaminari), 雷 (ikazuchi), 稲妻 (inazuma)

Usage notes

稲光 is an autumn 季語(きご) (kigo, “seasonal word”).

Related terms

• 雷鳴(らいめい) (raimei, “thunderclap”)
• 落雷(らくらい) (rakurai, “a strike of lightning”)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Kanji in this term
稲	光
いな Grade: S	ひかり > びかい Grade: 2
kun'yomi	irregular

Alternative spelling
稻光 (kyūjitai)

• (Kagoshima) IPA^(key): /inabiꜛkaiꜜ/
• (Koshiki) IPA^(key): /inabikaꜛiꜜ/

Noun

稲(いな)光(びかい) • (inabikai) 

1. (dialect, Kagoshima) (a flash of) lightning

   Synonym: ひかいもん (hikaimon)

References

• Hirayama, Teruo (平山 照男), Ōshima Ichirō (大島 一郎), Ōno Masao (大野 眞男), Kuno Makoto (久野 眞), Kuno Mariko (久野 マリ子), Sugimura Takao (杉村 孝夫) (1992-1994) 現代日本語方言大辞典, Tokyo: Meiji Shoin (明治書院), page 454