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])^[1]^[2]^[3]
IPA^(key): [ina̠bʲika̠ɾʲi]

Noun

稲(いな)光(びかり) • (inabikari)

(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)

(dialect, Kagoshima) (a flash of) lightning
Synonym: ひかいもん (hikaimon)

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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 [Dictionary of Japanese Dialects], Tokyo: Meiji Shoin (明治書院), page 454