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大おお風かぜ

also: たいふう

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ぜ

Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

1

gale; strong wind; high wind

Refers to a very strong wind, often used in weather contexts or metaphorically.

大おお風かぜで電でん車しゃが止とまった。
The trains stopped due to the gale.
大おお風かぜが吹ふいて、看かん板ばんが倒たおれた。
A strong wind blew and the signboard fell over.

Kanji

大large, big
風wind, air, style

Don't confuse with

台たい風ふうN4
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.

Built from

大おお+風かぜ

Written forms

大風Usage100%
- おおかぜ
  Standard kanji spelling for the reading おおかぜ.
- たいふう
  Rare reading; 台風 (たいふう, typhoon) is far more common for this pronunciation.
たいふう

Etymology

Compound of 大 (おお, 'big') + 風 (かぜ, 'wind'). The reading たいふう is a Sino-Japanese reading of the same characters, but is rare and easily confused with 台風.