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塵旋風 (じんせんぷう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

塵じん旋せん風ぷう

Meanings

1

noun

dust devil

A small, rotating column of air made visible by dust or debris, typically seen on dry, sunny days.

校こう庭ていに小ちいさな塵じん旋せん風ぷうが起おこった。
A small dust devil formed in the schoolyard.

Kanji

塵dust, trash, garbage
旋rotation, go around
風wind, air, style

Similar words

竜たつ巻まき
竜巻 is a tornado, a much larger and more destructive rotating column of air connected to a thunderstorm, while 塵旋風 is a small, fair-weather dust devil.

Etymology

Compound of 塵 (じん, 'dust') and 旋風 (せんぷう, 'whirlwind').