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：2025/12/24
竜巻
Hiragana
たつまき
Noun
Japanese Meaning
激しい渦巻き状の風が地表または水面に接して細長い漏斗状の雲を形成しながら高速で移動する気象現象。家屋などに甚大な被害をもたらすことがある。 / 比喩的に、物事の動きや変化が激しく、混乱している状態のたとえ。
Easy Japanese Meaning
つよいかぜがぐるぐるまわりながらうずになり、ものをふきとばすげんしょう
Chinese (Simplified)
龙卷风 / 旋风（尘卷风） / 水龙卷
Sense（1）
a tornado, a twister
Sense（2）
a whirlwind, a dust devil (smaller than a tornado)
Sense（3）
a waterspout
（ canonical ）
（ romanization ）
（ hiragana ）
Quizzes for review
a tornado, a twister / a whirlwind, a dust devil (smaller than a tornado) / a waterspout
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竜巻
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Suddenly, a tornado hit the town.
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突然、竜巻が町を襲った。
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