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乱気流 (rankiryuu) Japanese meaning: turbulence | Kotomora

乱らん気き流りゅう

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Meanings

1

turbulence; turbulent air

Primarily used in aviation and meteorology for unstable air currents that cause bumpy flights.

飛ひ行こう機きが乱らん気き流りゅうに巻まき込こまれて大おおきく

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The plane was caught in turbulence and shook violently.

パイロットは乱らん気き流りゅうを避さけるために高こう度どを変かえた。

The pilot changed altitude to avoid turbulence.

Kanji

乱riot, war, disorder
気spirit, mind, air
流current, a sink, flow

Related words

気き流りゅう
気流 is a general term for air currents, while 乱気流 specifically refers to turbulent, unstable air.

Word family

後こう方ほう乱らん気き流りゅう
wake turbulence
晴せい天てん乱らん気き流りゅう
clear-air turbulence

Built from

乱らん+気き流りゅう

Etymology

Compound of 乱 (ran, 'disorder') + 気流 (kiryū, 'air current').