Illustration: Outside a neighborhood bakery, a sudden gust catches several customers at once. One person’s umbrella flips inside out, another clamps a hand over their cap, and a cyclist planting a foot on the pavement squints into the unexpected blast.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

突とっ風ぷう

toppuu

sudden gust

Example sentences

突風とっぷうが吹ふき、帽子ぼうしが飛とばされそうになった。
A sudden gust of wind nearly blew my hat off.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · English by AI · Source
突然とつぜんの突風とっぷうに、砂埃すなぼこりが舞まい上あがった。
A sudden gust of wind sent dust swirling into the air.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · English by AI · Source
校庭こうていに突風とっぷうが吹ふき、旗はたが大おおきく揺ゆれた。
A sudden gust blew across the schoolyard, making the flag sway.
Written by AI for Bebop

Kanji in 突風

突stab; protrudingOnトツ・カKunつく
風wind; airOnフウ・フKunかぜ・かざ-

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