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Kotomora

嵐

storm, tempest

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 2,000Strokes12

Readings

On'yomi

  • ラン

Kun'yomi

  • あらし

Nanori

  • ぞれ

Meaning

嵐 centers on violent atmospheric disturbance: a storm or tempest, with wind and often mountain-related weather.

Most common words using 嵐

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  • 嵐あらし
    N3

    storm; tempest

  • 砂嵐すなあらし

    sandstorm

  • 晴嵐せいらん

    mountain vapor; mountain vapour

  • 大嵐おおあらし

    raging storm

  • 磁気嵐じきあらし

    magnetic storm

  • 山嵐やまあらし

    mountain storm

  • 嵐が丘あらしがおか

    Wuthering Heights (novel by Emily Bronte)

  • 青嵐あおあらし

    wind blowing through fresh verdure

  • コップの中の嵐コップのなかのあらし

    storm in a teacup; tempest in a teapot

  • 初嵐はつあらし

    first strong wind of autumn

  • 夜嵐よあらし

    night storm

  • 太陽嵐たいようあらし

    solar storm

  • 宇宙線嵐うちゅうせんあらし

    cosmic ray storm

  • 小夜嵐さよあらし

    strong nighttime wind

  • 嵐の前の静けさあらしのまえのしずけさ

    calm before the storm; lull before the storm

  • 嵐の大洋あらしのたいよう

    Oceanus Procellarum (lunar mare); Ocean of Storms

  • 嵐を呼ぶあらしをよぶ

    to cause a commotion; to create a big stir; to invoke a storm

  • 嵐気らんき

    mountain mist; mountain air

  • 政界の嵐せいかいのあらし

    political storm

  • 春嵐しゅんらん

    spring storm

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Study

Etymology

嵐 combines 山 (mountain) and 風 (wind), suggesting a mountain wind or storm. The exact historical development is uncertain, but the component combination clearly points to tempestuous weather.

Meaning mnemonic

Picture a mountain with wind howling around it: 山 on top, 風 below. That mountain wind is a fierce storm.

Reading mnemonic

For ラン, imagine a storm so strong it could run you over: run -> ラン, and the mountain wind runs wild.