暴ぼう風ふう

also: あらし

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

noun

storm; windstorm; gale

Refers to a violent wind, often used in weather reports and news. More formal than 嵐.

暴ぼう風ふう警けい報ほうが発はつ令れいされた。
A storm warning was issued.
昨さく夜やの暴ぼう風ふうで木きが倒たおれた。
Trees fell in last night's gale.

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Usage patterns

暴ぼう風ふうが吹ふくfor a storm to blow
昨さく夜やは暴ぼう風ふうが吹ふいて、木きが倒たおれた。
A violent storm blew last night, and a tree fell over.
暴ぼう風ふうに見み舞まわれるto be hit by a storm
その地ち域いきは激はげしい暴ぼう風ふうに見み舞まわれた。
That area was hit by a fierce storm.
暴ぼう風ふうの中なかを〈動どう詞し〉to do something in the middle of a storm
彼かれらは暴ぼう風ふうの中なかを必ひっ死しに歩あるいた。
They walked desperately through the storm.

Kanji

暴outburst, rave, fret
風wind, air, style

Related words

嵐あらしN3
嵐 is the common, everyday word for a storm (including rain and thunder), while 暴風 is more formal and focuses specifically on violent wind.
台たい風ふうN4
台風 refers to a specific tropical cyclone (typhoon), whereas 暴風 can describe any violent windstorm, including the wind within a typhoon.
突とっ風ぷうN1
突風 is a sudden, brief gust of wind, while 暴風 describes a sustained violent windstorm.
強きょう風ふうN2
暴風 describes a more severe, often storm-force wind capable of causing damage, while 強風 simply means a strong or high wind noted in weather reports.
疾しっ風ぷう
暴風 describes a violent, destructive storm-force wind, whereas 疾風 focuses on swiftness rather than destructive power.

Don't confuse with

防ぼう風ふう
暴風 (a violent windstorm) and 防風 (a windbreak, something that blocks wind) share the same reading ぼうふう but have opposite meanings.

Word family

Written forms

暴風Usage100%
- ぼうふう
  Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency news word.
- あらし
  gikun (meaning-based reading) or jukujikun
あらし
gikun (meaning-based reading) or jukujikun
Gikun/jukujikun reading; rarely used in modern writing. The common word for storm is 嵐.

Etymology

Compound of 暴 (violent) and 風 (wind). The reading ぼうふう is the standard on'yomi. The rare reading あらし is a jukujikun, applying the native Japanese word for storm to these kanji.