嵐
storm, tempest
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
20 of 25- 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
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.