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烈風 (れっぷう, reppuu) Japanese meaning: gale | Kotomora

烈れっ風ぷう

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Meanings

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gale; violent wind

A strong, violent wind; often used in weather contexts or literary descriptions.

烈れっ風ぷうで電でん車しゃが止とまった。
The trains stopped due to the gale.

Kanji

烈ardent, violent, vehement
風wind, air, style

Related words

強きょう風ふう
強風 is a general term for strong wind, while 烈風 implies a more intense, violent wind.
暴ぼう風ふう
暴風 is a storm wind, often associated with storms or typhoons; 烈風 emphasizes the fierceness of the wind itself.

Etymology

Compound of 烈 (violent, intense) and 風 (wind).

山やまの上うえは烈れっ風ぷうが吹ふき荒あれていた。

A violent wind was raging on the mountain.