嵐(あらし)

あらし
noun
storm, tempest
1. storm, tempest
A violent weather disturbance with strong winds and often rain or snow.
嵐(あらし)が来(き)そうだ。
A storm seems to be coming.
嵐(あらし)の前(まえ)の静(しず)けさ。
The calm before the storm.
Common expression
嵐(あらし)で木(き)が何本(なんぼん)も倒(たお)れた。
Several trees fell over in the storm.
2. turmoil, upheaval
A period of intense trouble or activity (figurative).
拍手(はくしゅ)の嵐(あらし)が起(お)きた。
A storm of applause broke out.
Figurative use
批判(ひはん)の嵐(あらし)にさらされた。
They were exposed to a storm of criticism.
人生(じんせい)の嵐(あらし)を乗(の)り越(こ)えてきた。
I have weathered the storms of life.

嵐(あらし) means storm, both literally and figuratively.

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 嵐(あらし)が来(く)る (a storm is coming)
  • 嵐(あらし)が過(す)ぎる (the storm passes)
  • 嵐(あらし)の前(まえ)の静(しず)けさ (calm before the storm)
  • 拍手(はくしゅ)の嵐(あらし) (storm of applause)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 台風(たいふう): typhoon (specific type)
  • 嵐(あらし): storm (general)
  • 暴風雨(ぼうふうう): windstorm with rain (technical)
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Added 2026.1.9 20:57 · Revised 2026.2.18 22:08
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