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ジェット気流 (jettokiryuu) Japanese meaning: jet stream | Kotomora

ジェット気き流りゅう

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Meanings

1

jet stream

Meteorological term for a narrow band of strong wind in the upper atmosphere.

ジェット気き流りゅうの影えい響きょうで飛ひ行こう時じ間かんが短

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The flight time was shortened due to the jet stream.

Kanji

気spirit, mind, air
流current, a sink, flow

Related words

偏へん西せい風ふう
偏西風 refers specifically to the prevailing westerly winds, while ジェット気流 is the narrow, high-speed core within those winds.

Word family

亜あ熱ねっ帯たいジェット気き流りゅう
subtropical jet stream
寒かん帯たい前ぜん線せんジェット気き流りゅう
polar front jet stream

Built from

ジェット+気き流りゅう

Etymology

Compound of English loanword ジェット (jet) and 気流 (air current).