Usage patterns 台たい 風ふう が 発はっ 生せい する a typhoon forms/develops
A new typhoon formed over the southern sea.
台たい 風ふう が 接せっ 近きん する a typhoon approaches
A typhoon is approaching Kyushu.
台たい 風ふう が 上じょう 陸りく する a typhoon makes landfall
The typhoon is expected to make landfall in Kanto tonight.
台たい 風ふう に 備そな える to prepare for a typhoon
We reinforced the windows to prepare for the typhoon.
台たい 風ふう が 去さ る the typhoon passes/moves away
The typhoon passed, and the blue sky spread out again.
Kanji 台 pedestal, a stand, counter for machines and vehicles Related words 台風 refers to tropical cyclones in the northwestern Pacific, while ハリケーン is the term used for the same kind of storm in the Atlantic or eastern Pacific.
台風 is specific to the northwestern Pacific region, whereas サイクロン is used for similar storms in the Indian Ocean or South Pacific.
台風 names the specific tropical cyclone phenomenon, while 暴風雨 is a more general word for any violent windstorm with heavy rain.
台風 refers specifically to a typhoon (a tropical cyclone), while 嵐 is the general word for any storm or tempest.
台風 refers to a specific tropical cyclone (typhoon), whereas 暴風 can describe any violent windstorm, including the wind within a typhoon.
Don't confuse with· 5 台風 (with 台 ) names a tropical cyclone, but 大風 (with 大 ) is a plain word just meaning 'strong wind,' and the similar-looking first kanji can trip up learners.
低気圧 is the general meteorological term for any area of low pressure, while 台風 specifically denotes a strong tropical cyclone with defined wind-speed criteria.
台風 (typhoon) sounds similar to 突風 but refers to a large, sustained storm system, not a brief gust.
Show 2 more Show fewer 台風 is a large tropical cyclone bringing widespread rain and wind, while 竜巻 is a much smaller, localized rotating column of air; learners sometimes confuse the two as both are violent windstorms.
台風 names a specific tropical cyclone system, while 暴風雨 is the general term for any violent rain-and-wind storm, including but not limited to a typhoon.
Word family· 10 eye of a typhoon
small typhoon; midget typhoon
rain-laden typhoon; rainy typhoon
windy typhoon; typhoon with strong winds and little rain
eye of a typhoon; eye of a tropical cyclone · person or thing at the center of a turbulent situation
Show 5 more Show fewer clear weather after a typhoon
typhoon-strength; as powerful as a typhoon
typhoon Ginza; area where typhoons frequently pass
stray typhoon; erratic typhoon
super typhoon
Written forms 台たい 風ふう Usage 98%
Standard modern spelling.
颱たい 風ふう Usage 2%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form.
Etymology From Chinese 颱風 ／台风 (táifēng), originally meaning 'typhoon'. The kanji 台 replaced 颱 as a simplified form in Japanese.
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