嵐 – storm, tempest

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The kanji 嵐 means storm, tempest. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ラン (ran); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is あらし (arashi). It is written with 12 strokes, under radical 山 (no. 46).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ラン	ran
Kun’yomi	あらし	arashi

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 山 (Kangxi radical 46). Components: 山・風.

Words using 嵐

嵐あらしstorm

Example sentences

この風は嵐の印だ。

This wind is a sign of a storm.

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Kanji with the same radical

山島岸崩岩岳峡峰峠崇岬崖

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