Illustration: Beyond the window of a sturdy Japanese farm office, a narrow rotating funnel descends from a dark storm cloud into an open field. Its lower end meets a swirling cloud of soil and crop debris, creating a continuous column from cloud to ground.

JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

竜たつ巻まき

tatsumaki

tornado

Example sentences

  1. 村むらに竜巻たつまきが起おこった。

    There was a tornado in the village.

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  2. 竜巻たつまきで村全体むらぜんたいが破壊はかいされた。

    The tornado destroyed the whole village.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 竜巻たつまきやダウンバーストの研究けんきゅうで知しられる。

    He is known for his research on tornados and downbursts.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 竜巻

  • 竜dragon; imperialOnリュウ・リョウ・ロウKunたつ・いせ
  • 巻scroll; volumeOnカン・ケンKunまく・まき・まき

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