暴ぼう風ふう雨う

also: あらし

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

noun

rainstorm; storm

Refers to a violent storm with heavy rain and strong winds. Often used in weather reports or literary descriptions.

昨さく夜やの暴ぼう風ふう雨うで電でん車しゃが止とまった。
The trains stopped due to last night's rainstorm.
暴ぼう風ふう雨う警

けい

報ほう

が

出で

て

いる

の

で

、

外がい

出しゅつ

は

控ひか

え

て

ください

。

A storm warning has been issued, so please refrain from going out.

Written forms

暴風雨Usage100%
- ぼうふうう
  Standard kanji spelling for 'rainstorm' or 'storm'.
- あらし
  gikun (meaning-based reading) or jukujikun
あらし
gikun (meaning-based reading) or jukujikun
Gikun/jukujikun reading; rarely used in modern writing. The common word for 'storm' is 嵐.

Kanji

暴outburst, rave, fret
風wind, air, style
雨rain

Similar words

嵐あらし
嵐 is the common word for 'storm' and can refer to any kind of storm, not necessarily with heavy rain. 暴風雨 specifically emphasizes heavy rain and strong winds.
台たい風ふう
台風 is a typhoon, a specific type of tropical cyclone. 暴風雨 is a more general term for a violent rainstorm.

Etymology

Compound of 暴 (violent) + 風 (wind) + 雨 (rain). The reading ぼうふうう is the standard on'yomi. The rare reading あらし is a jukujikun, assigning the native Japanese word for 'storm' to this kanji compound.