嵐（あらし）
JLPT N5 · noun
Pitch accent: atamadaka (head-high) — first mora high, then falls
Meaning: storm
Example sentences
- 夜、大きな嵐が来て怖かった。 — A huge storm hit at night and it was scary.
- 嵐で電車が止まってしまった。 — The trains stopped running because of the storm.
Idioms & proverbs containing “嵐”
- 嵐の前の静けさ (あらしのまえのしずけさ) — calm before the storm; lull before the storm
- コップの中の嵐 (コップのなかのあらし) — storm in a teacup; tempest in a teapot
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See it used in real works
- Example sentences from Japanese novels & web fiction (Massif)
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