旋せん風ぷう

noun

whirlwind; dust devil

Literal meteorological phenomenon: a small, spinning column of wind. Can be read せんぷう, つむじかぜ, or つじかぜ depending on the spelling.

• 校こう庭ていに小ちいさな旋せん風ぷうが起おこって、落おち葉ばが舞まい上あがった。

  A small whirlwind sprang up in the schoolyard, sending fallen leaves swirling into the air.

• つむじ風かぜで帽ぼう子しが飛とばされた。

  My hat was blown off by a whirlwind.

noun

sensation; commotion; stir

Only with reading せんぷう

Figurative use, restricted to the reading せんぷう. Describes a person, event, or thing that causes a sudden, widespread excitement or upheaval, like a whirlwind sweeping through.

• 彼かれのデビュー作さくは出しゅっ版ぱん界かいに旋せん風ぷうを巻まき起おこした。

  His debut work caused a sensation in the publishing world.

• 新しん製せい品ひんが市し場じょうに旋せん風ぷうを起おこしている。

  The new product is creating a stir in the market.