台風(たいふう)

台風(たいふう) is a tropical cyclone in the western Pacific, common in Japan from August to October.

Cultural note

In Japan, typhoons are numbered sequentially each year: 台風(たいふう)十(じゅう)号(ごう) (Typhoon #10).

Common expressions

• 台風(たいふう)が来(く)る/近(ちか)づく: a typhoon is coming/approaching
• 台風(たいふう)が上陸(じょうりく)する: a typhoon makes landfall
• 台風(たいふう)が過(す)ぎる: a typhoon passes
• 台風(たいふう)情報(じょうほう): typhoon information

Related words

• 暴風雨(ぼうふうう): storm
• 避難(ひなん): evacuation
• 警報(けいほう): warning