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偏西風 (henseifuu) Japanese meaning: westerlies | Kotomora

偏へん西せい風ふう

へ

ん

せ

い

ふ

う

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Meanings

1

westerlies; prevailing westerlies

Meteorological term for the dominant west-to-east winds in the mid-latitudes.

偏へん西せい風ふうの影えい響きょうで、日本にほんでは天てん気きが西にしから東ひがしへ変か

わる

こと

が

多おお

い

。

Due to the westerlies, weather in Japan often changes from west to east.

Kanji

偏partial, side, left-side radical
西west, Spain
風wind, air, style

Don't confuse with

季き節せつ風ふう
季節風 changes direction with the seasons (e.g. summer vs. winter monsoons), whereas 偏西風 (the prevailing westerlies) blows steadily from the west year-round.

Etymology

Compound of 偏 (へん, 'biased, leaning') + 西 (せい, 'west') + 風 (ふう, 'wind'), literally 'westward-leaning wind'.