Raiden

Gender Masculine

Usage Japanese Mythology

Scripts 雷電(Japanese Kanji) らいでん(Japanese Hiragana)

Pronounced Pron. RA-EE-DEHN(Japanese)

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Meaning & History

From Japanese 雷 (rai) meaning "thunder" and 電 (den) meaning "lightning". This is a regional epithet of the Japanese god Raijin.

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anglicizations, gods, Japanese mythology, lightning, lightning deities, mythology, nature, Shadow Hearts characters, storm deities, storms, thunder, thunder deities, weather

Entry updated April 25, 2021