颶風
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Meanings
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A rare, somewhat literary or technical term for a violent windstorm, encompassing tornadoes, hurricanes, and typhoons. In modern Japanese, 竜巻 (tornado), ハリケーン (hurricane), and 台風 (typhoon) are far more common.
In old documents, the word 颶風 is used to mean a violent storm.