竜巻

Japanese
竜巻 (tatsumaki): a tornado.
Kanji in this term
竜 巻
たつ
Grade: S		 ま(き)
Grade: 6
kun’yomi
Alternative spellings
龍卷 (kyūjitai)
竜巻き

Etymology

Compound of 竜 (tatsu, “dragon”) +‎ 巻き (maki, “whirl, spiral”), the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem form”) of verb 巻く (maku, “to wind, to roll”).[1][2][3]

Pronunciation

Noun

竜(たつ)巻(まき) • (tatsumaki) 

  1. a tornado, a twister
    • 1999 May 25, “ワイバーン [Wyvern]”, in BOOSTER 2, Konami:
      羽(はね)をはばたかせて強(きょう)力(りょく)な竜(たつ)巻(まき)をおこす。
      Hane o habatakasete kyōryoku na tatsumaki o okosu.
      It causes powerful tornadoes by flapping its wings.
    Synonym: トルネード (torunēdo)
  2. a whirlwind, a dust devil (smaller than a tornado)
    Synonym: 旋風 (senpū, tsumujikaze)
  3. a waterspout

References
  1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  4. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
  5. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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