サイクロン
Meanings
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cyclone
Refers to a large-scale rotating storm system, especially in the Indian Ocean or South Pacific. In Japanese, it is used as a meteorological term and also appears in product names and fiction.
A cyclone is approaching the coastal area.
This vacuum cleaner uses a cyclone system.
Usage patterns
- サイクロンが発生するfor a cyclone to form/develop
A large cyclone formed over the Indian Ocean.
- サイクロンが上陸するfor a cyclone to make landfall
The cyclone made landfall in the coastal region.
- サイクロンに襲われるto be hit/struck by a cyclone
That village is struck by a cyclone almost every year.
- サイクロンの被害damage caused by a cyclone
Many houses collapsed due to the damage from the cyclone.