暴風雨(ぼうふうう)

暴風雨(ぼうふうう) is a compound of 暴風(ぼうふう) (violent wind) + 雨(う) (rain), describing severe weather with both strong winds and heavy rain.

Common collocations

• 暴風雨(ぼうふうう)警報(けいほう): storm warning
• 暴風雨(ぼうふうう)に見舞(みま)われる: to be hit by a storm
• 暴風雨(ぼうふうう)が去(さ)る: the storm passes
• 暴風雨(ぼうふうう)が近(ちか)づく: a storm approaches

Related words

• 暴風(ぼうふう): violent wind, gale (wind only)
• 台風(たいふう): typhoon (specific weather system)
• 嵐(あらし): storm (more general, also used figuratively)
• 豪雨(ごうう): heavy rain (rain only)
• 暴風雪(ぼうふうせつ): blizzard (wind + snow)

Pronunciation

Note the three consecutive う sounds: ぼう・ふう・う.