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ううかぜ・うーかぜ【大風】

uukaze

Definition

Noun

  1. Strong wind; heavy wind; gale
  2. A tropical storm or cyclone with violent wind and heavy rain: a typhoon, hurricane, tropical cyclone

Etymology

Cognate to Yaeyama うふかじ【大風】 ufukaji; Yonaguni うぶかでぃ ubukadi; and standard Japanese おおかぜ【大風】 ookaze "strong winds; storm".

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OrthographyForm
Kanji大風
Kanaううかぜ
うーかぜ
Romanizationuukaze

意味:おおかぜ【大風】、たいふう【台風・耐風・颱風】、ねったいていきあつ【熱帯低気圧】、ハリケーン、サイクロン

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2023, July 30). ううかぜ・うーかぜ【大風】 : uukaze | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, December 8, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/3506/uukaze/.