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狂風 (きょうふう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

狂きょう風ふう

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Meanings

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noun

raging wind; violent wind

A strong, violent wind; often used in literary or dramatic descriptions of storms.

狂きょう風ふうが吹ふき荒あれて、木きが何なん本ぼんも倒たおれた。
A raging wind blew fiercely, and many trees fell.

Kanji

狂lunatic, insane, crazy
風wind, air, style

Similar words

暴ぼう風ふう
暴風 is a more common word for 'storm wind' or 'gale', often used in weather reports. 狂風 emphasizes the wild, mad quality of the wind and is more literary.

Etymology

Compound of 狂 (kyō, 'mad, wild') and 風 (fū, 'wind'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the kanji directly convey the meaning of a wild, raging wind.