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ハリケーン (harikeen) Japanese meaning: hurricane | Kotomora
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A large hurricane made landfall in Florida.
I checked the hurricane's path on the news.
Usage patterns ハリケーンが 発はっ 生せい する a hurricane forms/develops
A new hurricane formed in the Atlantic.
〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 にハリケーンが 上じょう 陸りく する a hurricane makes landfall in a place
A massive hurricane made landfall in Florida.
ハリケーンに 襲おそ われる to be hit/struck by a hurricane
The town was hit by a hurricane and suffered heavy damage.
Related words 台風 is the standard Japanese term for tropical cyclones affecting Japan and nearby Asia, while ハリケーン is reserved for storms that English-language reports call hurricanes, mainly in the Americas.
サイクロン is the term used for tropical cyclones in the Indian Ocean and South Pacific, whereas ハリケーン specifically refers to those in the Atlantic and northeastern Pacific.
Written forms ハリケーン Usage 100%
Standard katakana spelling; this is the priority form.
ハリケイン
Attested alternate katakana spelling, less common than ハリケーン.
Etymology A katakana weather term. No language-of-origin annotation is specified.
