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竜巻

Tornado


Meaning

Tornado

Word Type

noun, の adjective

Explanation

A dragon scroll is a dragon that's shaped kind of like a scroll, spinning around. This is a tornado.


Reading

たつまき

Explanation

The reading is the kun'yomi readings of the kanji. For 竜 just think about how it's a standing (立つ) dragon, because it would have to be if it's a tornado. Your まき reading comes from 巻く, but the kana is pushed into the kanji.


Context

Context Sentences

昨夜、竜巻警報が出て、停電にもなりました。

There was a tornado warning and a power outage last night.


Kanji Composition