What does 雷雨 mean?
雷雨 is a Japanese noun meaning “thunderstorm; thundershower” in English. It is written as 雷雨 in kanji, らいう in hiragana, and raiu in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.
Example sentence
２時間ほど前から雷雨のため連絡が断たれている。
Communications have been cut off for two hours because of a thunderstorm.