台風（たいふう）
JLPT N5 · noun
Pitch accent: nakadaka (middle-high) — pitch drops after mora 3
Meaning: typhoon
Example sentences
- 大きな台風が近づいている。 — A big typhoon is approaching.
- 台風で電車が止まってしまった。 — The trains stopped because of the typhoon.
Idioms & proverbs containing “台風”
- 台風一過 (たいふういっか) — clear weather after a typhoon has passed
- 台風の目 (たいふうのめ) — eye of a typhoon; eye of a tropical cyclone
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