Word Meaning 旋風

せんぷう sempuu

旋風 is read as せんぷう (sempuu) and means whirlwind.

Meaning

English

whirlwind
sensation
commotion
hullabaloo

Reading

Kana

せんぷう

Romaji

sempuu

Writing Variants

つむじ風 つむじかぜ tsumujikaze
旋風つじかぜ tsujikaze
旋風つむじかぜ tsumujikaze
辻風つじかぜ tsujikaze

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 1126 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

一大旋風

いちだいせんぷう

great sensation

火事旋風

かじせんぷう

firestorm

火災旋風

かさいせんぷう

firestorm

塵旋風

じんせんぷう

dust devil

旋律

せんりつ

melody

旋回

せんかい

turning (an aircraft or ship)

旋盤

せんばん

lathe

疾風

はやて

gale

松風

まつかぜ

(sound of) steam whistling in a kettle (at a tea ceremony)

季節風

きせつふう

seasonal winds

偏西風

へんせいふう

westerlies

潮風

しおかぜ

salty sea breeze

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