Translation

raichou means "Grouse" in English.

raichou written with kanji is 雷鳥.
These are jouyou kanji 常用漢字, taught in junior high, chuugakkou 中学校.
raichou written with katakana is ライチョウ.
raichou written with hiragana is らいちょう.
Romaji ra i cho u
Hiraganaらいちょう
Katakanaライチョウ
Kanji 雷 鳥
Meaning Thunder Bird
School Level 中 小2

Orthography Notes

  • ちょ is a compound kana representing a single syllable with multiple characters.

Trivia

Further Reading

Wikipedia: ライチョウ (Grouse)