Japanese

竜巻: a tornado.

Alternative forms

• 竜巻き

Noun

竜巻 ‎(hiragana たつまき, romaji tatsumaki)

1. a tornado, a twister
2. a whirlwind, a dust devil (smaller than a tornado)
3. a waterspout

Synonyms

• (tornado): トルネード (​torunēdo)
• (whirlwind): 旋風 (せんぷう, ​senpū; つむじかぜ, ​tsumujikaze)

References

1. ↑ 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3