Word details

旋風

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 旋風.

Dictionary

Entry

旋風つむじ風んぷう (旋風)むじかぜ (旋風/つむじ風)じかぜ (旋風/辻風)辻風NounFreq #18228
1

whirlwind

2

せんぷう only

sensation; commotion; hullabaloo

Examples
彼女はきっと東京のファッション界に旋風を巻き起こすことでしょう。
I'm sure she'll cause a stir in the Tokyo fashion world.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

rotation, go around

11 strokesFrequency 1,801JLPT N1Grade 8

On

セン

Kun

め.ぐるいばり

Nanori

めぐり

wind, air, style, manner

9 strokesFrequency 558JLPT N3Grade 2

On

フウ

Kun

かぜかざ-

Nanori

crossing, crossroad, street corners, (kokuji)

6 strokesFrequency 1,614Grade 9

Kun

つじ

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