嵐あらし

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

noun

storm; tempest

A strong weather event with wind and rain; also used metaphorically for intense situations.

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As the typhoon approached, the sea turned into a raging storm.

noun

idiomatic expression

Figurative use for a sudden, intense outburst of emotion, controversy, or change. Often appears in phrases like ～の嵐.

彼かれの発はつ言げんはメディアで批ひ判はんの嵐あらしを巻まき起おこした。
His remarks caused a storm of criticism in the media.
会かい社しゃはリストラの嵐あらしに見み舞まわれた。
The company was hit by a wave of restructuring.

noun

three of a kind in oicho-kabu

usually written using kana alonecard games

A term in the traditional Japanese card game oicho-kabu; refers to a hand with three cards of the same rank. Usually written in katakana as アラシ.

嵐あらしUsage94%
Standard kanji spelling for storm and figurative uproar senses.
あらしUsage6%
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially when the figurative sense is intended.
アラシUsage<1%
search-only kana form
Katakana spelling used in the card game term oicho-kabu; usually written in kana.

台たい風ふう
台風 is specifically a typhoon, a tropical cyclone, while 嵐 is a more general storm or tempest.
暴ぼう風ふう雨う
暴風雨 is a formal term for a violent wind and rain storm, often used in weather reports, whereas 嵐 is the common word.

The origin is uncertain, but it may be related to 荒らし (あらし), the noun form of 荒らす (to lay waste), reflecting the destructive nature of a storm.