台風

たいふう

Typhoon

N4noun·taifuu

How to remember it

台 (stand) + 風 (wind) — a typhoon is a "standing wind" that strikes land.

Example sentences

  • 台風が来ています。

    たいふうがきています。

    A typhoon is coming.

  • 台風で電車が止まりました。

    たいふうででんしゃがとまりました。

    The trains stopped due to the typhoon.

Usage

Numbered each season (e.g. 台風15号); peaks in summer–autumn.

Related words

洪水地震

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